A small group of chestnuts from a beech tree. The fruit is contained in a spiny and very sharp cupule also called a bur or burr.

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A small group of chestnuts from a beech tree. The fruit is contained in a spiny and very sharp cupule also called a bur or burr. When ripe the burrs turn a yellow brown and split open.

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Size: 3872px × 2592px
Location: Columbus GA USA
Photo credit: © Laura Clay Ballard / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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