Castanea dentata (American chestnut)
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Notes
Key Characteristics
- Leaves long, narrow, with pronounced teeth at the end of each major vein
- Bark smooth, dark brown, separating into broad, flat-topped ridges
- Fruit a large, spiny bur enclosing 1-3 brown, flattened nuts
Sourced from page 209 in "Michigan Trees"
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Many come from Steve Baskauf at Vanderbilt University