Virginia Native Tree Leaf Identification Project/Allegheny Chinkapin
Appearance
Castanea pumila
- Leaves found in a small tree in my front yard
- Tree type: deciduous
- Leaf: simple
- Leaf margin: toothed
- Leaf arrangement on branch: Alternate
- Habitat: Understory of [most commonly: drier soils] of upland hardwood forests.
- The tree is found all over Virginia
- Fruit; 1-1 1/2 inches long--shiny, dark brown, sweet nut.
References
[edit | edit source]- Castanea pumila (n.d.). Retrieved October 09, 2017, from https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=capu9
- Allegheny Chinkapin (n.d.). Retrieved October 09, 2017, from http://www.dof.virginia.gov/infopubs/Native-Tree-ID-spreads_2016_pub.pdf
- The Essential Chinkapin (n.d.). Chinkapin, a Small Southern Tree Ignored for Way Too Long. Retrieved October 09, 2017, from https://www.thoughtco.com/the-essential-chinkapin-1343342