
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Castanea pumila COMMON NAME: Allegheny chinkapin
LEAVES: A narrow short leaf with side veins ending in a short bristle. Some pubescence under the leaf and on the petiole.
BARK:
OTHER: Bushy tree shape. Grows 15' to 30' tall. Fruit (chestnut) has bur around it and is smaller than Castanea mollissima.
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