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Scientific Name	Castanea dentata
Common Name	American Chestnut
Family	Fagaceae
Collector	Pittillo, Dan
Collection Number	10534
Contributors	Mayhew, John
ID History	Castanea dentata (Marshall) Borkh.
Medium of Original	specimens
Collection Date	1989-11-19
Dimensions	16.5" x 11.5"
Label Description	Trimont Ridge west of Franklin along Bartram Trail. About 1 km west of Wallace Branch parking area. Elevation 793 m (2600 ft). Tree about 8-10 m tall, 111 cm circumference at breast height. Blighted with cankers but sev. smooth branches. 19 Nov 1989. [flowering & fruiting specimen]
Subject	American chestnut -- North Carolina -- Macon County
Plant Type	trees
Time Period	1980s
County	Macon County (N.C.)
Source Institution	Western Carolina University Herbarium
Collection	General
Inventory Number	WCUH_21690
Copyright Information	All rights reserved. For permissions, contact WCU Herbarium, Western Carolina U, Cullowhee, NC 28723
Digital Publisher	Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723

Castanea dentata