What tree is this please?

[francisforever]

Walking around and saw these buds. They're massive! Does anyone know what tree this is? Thank you 😊

Is it a tree or a bush? (Just asked dh who likes gardening, I have no idea!)

It's definitely a tree, it's very very tall with a huge trunk. I should have taken a better photo of the whole tree! Bit dark now

Chestnut I reckon.

Hard to tell without the whole tree, but I guess magnolia.

I think they're horse chestnut buds, but need to see the whole tree.

Another vote for horse chestnut buds.

See I thought magnolia, esp if they are properly massive.

Horse chestnut

Yy, horse chestnut buds. Magnolia buds really are mahosive but would be pink or white at that stage of opening

Horse chestnut definitely. See how sticky they are!

Ah brilliant! I've googled horse chestnut and it's exactly that. Thank you all, you brilliant gardening folk! Love mumsnet 😊

And they were very sticky!

Oh no! I thought magnolia! This might have to be an ongoing thread as I'm Intrigued now!

You can tell the leaves have veins and are green so definitely not a magnolia.

It's a horse chestnut. I have one in the front garden and was looking at the swelling buds earlier today.

If you touch them, they are rather sticky.

@IstandwithJackieWeaver and @yamadori
I see that now! Thanks!