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@chestnut1904 Hi friends 
I think I found an American Chestnut tree. Absolutely gobsmacked. Very tall, producing copious fuzzy little nuts. Iāve seen plenty of Chinese chestnuts and these are different.
I think I found an American Chestnut tree. Absolutely gobsmacked. Very tall, producing copious fuzzy little nuts. Iāve seen plenty of Chinese chestnuts and these are different.
Am I potentially right? Crying but donāt want to get my hopes too high
Canāt believe how soft it is inside! 
Underside of leaves not fuzzy. Waaay too tall to get a fresh one so had to rely on fallen leaves 
Oh lol forgot to say ā this is slightly outside Burlington, Vermont 
I forgot that you can see @ tweets on the feed now 
so disclaimer to my pals that this is still plenty likely to be a diff variety or a cross 
and I will still love it, donāt want to get my hopes too high (theyāre high tho lol)
so disclaimer to my pals that this is still plenty likely to be a diff variety or a cross and I will still love it, donāt want to get my hopes too high (theyāre high tho lol)
@chestnut1904 also ā hereās the nuts from this angle to see the ...sunburst?
Iām struggling to fully compare to the Sweet/European chestnut, so maybe thatās where Iām off base? Stayed up thinking.
A few more leaf base / tip photos. Photo 1 is more American and photo 3 is more European, Iām not a biologist
My Dad took some measurements and thinks itās about ~80ft tall
Itās 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!!!! 
Email reply from our local American Chestnut Association rep:
Email reply from our local American Chestnut Association rep:
