The distinctive horse shoe shaped scar (even down to nail holes) left behind in a Horse-chestnut twig each autumn when old leaves are shed
The distinctive horse shoe shaped scar (even down to nail holes) left behind in a Horse-chestnut twig each fall when old leaves are shed in the process of senescence.
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Location: Scarborough, UK
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
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