9. The oldest chestnut tree in the world grows on an active volcano “Castagno dei Cento Cavalli” or “The Hundred-Horse Chestnut”, is the largest and oldest known chestnut tree in the world.
Bark: Pinky-gray and smooth as juvenile; darker gray with scaly plates when older. The horse-chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) of the family Sapindaceae is a medium-sized (up to 40m) deciduous tree ...