@chestnut1904 Hi friends
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="đ" title="Laut schreiendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Laut schreiendes Gesicht"> I think I found an American Chestnut tree. Absolutely gobsmacked. Very tall, producing copious fuzzy little nuts. Iâve seen plenty of Chinese chestnuts and these are different.
Canât believe how soft it is inside!
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Underside of leaves not fuzzy. Waaay too tall to get a fresh one so had to rely on fallen leaves
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Oh lol forgot to say â this is slightly outside Burlington, Vermont
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I forgot that you can see @ tweets on the feed now
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="đ" title="Gesicht mit FreudentrĂ€nen" aria-label="Emoji: Gesicht mit FreudentrĂ€nen"> so disclaimer to my pals that this is still plenty likely to be a diff variety or a cross
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="đ" title="Gebrochenes Herz" aria-label="Emoji: Gebrochenes Herz"> and I will still love it, donât want to get my hopes too high (theyâre high tho lol)
@chestnut1904 also â hereâs the nuts from this angle to see the ...sunburst?
Iâm struggling to fully compare to the Sweet/European chestnut, so maybe thatâs where Iâm off base? Stayed up thinking.
A few more leaf base / tip photos. Photo 1 is more American and photo 3 is more European, Iâm not a biologist
Itâs also clear that there was original sections (entire top?) of tree that died off, consistent with American Chestnut sprouts regrowing.
FREAKING CONFIRMED!!! ITS ONE OF THE GREAT ANERICAN TREASURES OF THE NORTHEAST!!!!
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Email reply from our local American Chestnut Association rep:
Email reply from our local American Chestnut Association rep: