Barry, I agree with Steve and Beth that it is a Allegheny Chinkapin. http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=CAPU9 http://plants.usda.gov/factsheet/pdf/fs_capu9.pdf The leaves really look too small to be an American Chestnut. It looks like a large specimen of the species. There might be nut burrs under the tree. Chestnuts burrs are much bigger but will tend to be somewhat flattened and most are not viable.
Ed "The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science." - Albert Einstein ----- Original Message ----- From: Steve Galehouse To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, September 07, 2009 8:35 AM Subject: [ENTS] Re: mystery tree ID please Barry- Yes, that's a ckinkapin- Castanea pumila. Steve On Mon, Sep 7, 2009 at 5:12 AM, Barry Caselli <[email protected]> wrote: ENTS, Hope everyone is enjoying your weekend. I was hiking yesterday and found this tree. I shot a video, just a minute or two in length. Here's the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlZfpHpmvjA Thanks, Barry --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org Send email to [email protected] Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
