A 400-year-old tree with a hole through its giant trunk has been named Wales' Tree of the Year 2019. Pontypool's Old Sweet Chestnut won a public vote of a shortlist of seven historic trees that ...

The tree dates back to 1539, and has survived being pillaged for firewood in post-war 1940s Britain A towering sweet chestnut renowned for its beauty and history has been voted the UK's tree of ...

3. The Romans planted chestnut trees across Europe Sweet chestnuts were an important part of the Roman diet. They ground them into flour or coarse meal to make bread, and Roman soldiers were fed a ...