Plants: The Hundred-Horse Chestnut located on the eastern slope of Mount Etna in Sicily, just 8 km ( mi) from the volcano's crater is the largest and oldest known chestnut tree in the world. Above-ground the Sweet Chestnut (Castanea sativa), the tree has since split into multiple large trunks and is believed to be 2,000 to 4,000 years old. The tree's name originated from a legend in which a queen of Aragon and her company of one hundred knights, during a trip to Mount Etna, were caught in a severe thunderstorm. The entire company is said to have taken shelter under the tree.
Plants: The Hundred-Horse Chestnut located on the eastern slope of Mount Etna in Sicily, just 8 km ( mi) from the volcano's crater is the largest and oldest known chestnut tree in the world. A Sweet Chestnut (Castanea sativa, family Fagaceae), it is believed to be 2,000 to 4,000 years old. Above-ground the tree has since split into multiple large trunks, but below-ground these trunks still share the same roots. The tree's name originated from a legend in which a queen of Aragon and her company of one hundred knights, during a trip to Mount Etna, were caught in a severe thunderstorm. The entire company is said to have taken shelter under the tree.
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Location: Mount Etna, Sicily, Italy
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