Castanea mollissima Fagaceae Leaves are simple, alternate, and deciduous with bristle-tipped teeth and a hairy underside. Twigs are hairy with white-brown hairy buds. Bark is gray-brown and ridged.
Fruit is a brown, edible nut enclosed in a spiny bur.
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