Their silken pink clusters ooze with nectar ... Worse, every inch of a horse chestnut tree, from its bark, flowers, foliage, and stems to fruits and seeds, is toxic, often resulting in death ...

Here, spring doesn’t begin on March 20 or 21, but when the Republic of Geneva’s official “marronier”, a horse chestnut tree that stands along the Treille promenade, in front of the ...