Castanea dentata Fagacea e Leaves are simple, alternate, and deciduous with coarsely toothed margins and teeth curving upward toward the leaf apex. Twigs are smooth, zigzag, and shiny chestnut brown with chestnut brown buds. Bark is gray-brown and smooth on young trees and furrowed on large trees.
Fruit is a brown, edible nut enclosed in a spiny bur.
No large trees are usually found due to the Chestnut blight. All text and photographs are intended for educational purposes only and are not for commercial use in any form. 1999, all rights reserved. Photographs by Mike Hogan.