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Billites horse chestnut

Coordinates: N 56°34'31,4" E 24°06'32,4"

Location: Jelgava district, Sidrabene municipality, 0,4 km N from Emburga – Iecava road, in Billites yard 5 m NW from the living house.

Girth: At the height of 0,4 metres - 4,2 m
Height: 13 m
Projection of the crown: 137 m2
Length of branches: up to 13,8 m

Description: The thickest horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) in Latvia. The trunk of the tree divides in three large branches at 1,2 m height.

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