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Chinkapin usually grows on rich in organic matter. It can be found
from sand ridges and swamp margins of the coast to 4500 feet
elevations in the mountains. Although it is a member of the same
family as the American chestnut, Chinkapin is highly resistant to the
blight that destroyed the great stands of American chestnut.
Chinkapin are 3 to 5 inches long and 1 1/2 to 2 inches wide.
They are bright yellow-green on the upper surface and silvery on the
lower surface. The is a small burr, 1 to 1 1/2 inches in diameter,
containing a single, dark chestnut-brown, shiny kernel that is sweet
and edible.
The is 1/2 to 1 inch thick, light brown tinged with red. It is
slightly furrowed and broken on the surface into loose, plate-like
scales.
Chinkapin trees usually are small. They grow sometimes 15 to 30
feet in height with a trunk diameter of up to 1 1/2 feet. The is
light, hard, strong, coarse-grained and dark brown. It is used for
fence posts, rails and railway ties. The sweet nuts are a valuable
source of food for awide variety of wildlife.
leaves
fruit
bark
wood
(Castanea pumila Mill.)
Chinkapin
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