Help identify my friend’s tree!

June 26, 2019 9:58 PM

This is from a tree growing at a friend’s house in Seattle, WA. The flowers are fuzzy and smell kind of sweet/bitter. You can see the leaves better in the second photo. What is it?! Thank you!
posted by centrifugal to Science & Nature (4 answers total)

I think it's a sweet chestnut.
posted by ninazer0 at 10:09 PM on June 26, 2019 [2 favorites]

Imgur is only offering one photo for me, but it’s probably good enough.
posted by jon1270 at 5:00 AM on June 27, 2019

According to Pl@ntNet ninazer0 is correct.
posted by Poldo at 6:59 AM on June 27, 2019

It could be a Chinese Chestnut as well. Many of the chestnuts have these fronds.

We hated their fronds falling in June for years, until we discovered they are excellent garden mulch. Collect, spread & save!
posted by sydnius at 12:33 PM on June 27, 2019