Scientific Name	Castanea dentata
Common Name	American Chestnut
Family	Fagaceae
Collector	Pittillo, Dan
Collection Number	6982
Contributors	Ronstadt, Ron Josif, Don
ID History	Castanea dentata (Marshall) Borkh
Medium of Original	specimens
Collection Date	1975-10-04
Dimensions	16.5" x 11.5"
Label Description	Tryon Peak. West of Columbus, NC on Skyuka Road, west from ridgetop on old road to Tryon Peak. Elev about 975 m (3200 ft). Several stum-sprouted trees to about 6 or 8 m tall noted fruiting. (The first American chestnuts I had opportunity to eat.) 4 Oct 1975. [fruiting specimen]
Subject	American chestnut -- North Carolina -- Polk County
Plant Type	trees
Time Period	1970s
County	Polk County (N.C.)
Source Institution	Western Carolina University Herbarium
Collection	General
Inventory Number	WCUH_16828
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

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