2.  Kingdom: Plante  Division: Magnoliophyta  Class: Magnoliopisda  Order: Fagales  Family: Fagaceae  Genus: Castanea dentate (Marsh.) Borkh.  Species: Chestnut

3. ~The Chestnut can grow to be 100 feet tall ~The form is relatively symmetrical and has an abstract round shape to it Figure 1

4. ~The Chestnut has bark possessing broad, flat, irregular ridges ~The color for most Chestnuts is light brown color, but in dense forests the color is lighter due to lack of sunlight on the lower bark. Figure 2

5. ~The twig of a Chestnut can be orange-brown in color, and is has a hairless texture. ~The twigs resemble a kernel of wheat and grow just off center of leaf scars ~The buds of a Chestnut are almost the same color as the tree’s twig. ~They grow all along the twig and in clusters at the tip Figure 3

6. ~Chestnut leaves are short-stemmed, veined, oblong and have course to fine pointed teeth or bristles. ~The leaves alternate and are simple Figure 4

7. ~The flowers are most commonly white or yellow-green ~Appear in late spring to early summer ~The Chestnut produces dark brown fruits sharp spines along the outside Figure 6 Figure 5

8. ~The Chestnut grows in the Eastern United States and throughout the Appalachian Mountains ~It grows at a slow rate, taking long periods of time to reach it’s full height ~Differing from the other trees in the beech family in that they do no grow as frequently along the eastern coast Figure 7

9.  The Chestnut is used for making furniture, interior fishing, and fuel  The fruits are also edible and in some areas considered delicacies

10. 1. 2010. Dave’s Garden. Date Retrieved: 6/24/2010 http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/58152/ 2. 2010. Chattooga Conservancy. Date Retrieved: 6/24/2010 http://www.chattoogariver.org/index.php?req=chestnut&quart=W2002 3. 2010. VirginiaTech. Date Retrieved: 6/24/2010 http://www.cnr.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?ID=21 4. 2010. Chestnut anyone?. Date Retrieved: 6/24/2010 http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/s2009/dorman_step/ 5. 2010. The American Chestnut Foundation. Date Retrieved: 6/24/2010 http://www.acf.org/history.php 6. 1996. Forest Trees of Illinois by Illinois Department of Natural Resources Division of Forest Recourses. Page 96. Date Retrieved: 6/24/2010

11. Figure 1: Chestnut shape http://20prospect.wordpress.com/2009/10/22/northbound-by-sunset/ Figure 2: Chestnut bark http://www.duke.edu/~jspippen/plants/fagaceae.htm Figure 3: Chestnut twig and buds http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?search=Castanea+dentata Figure 4: Chestnut leaf http://www.duke.edu/~cwcook/trees/cade.html Figure 5: Chestnut flower http://www2.volstate.edu/JSchibig/summer2004.htm Figure 6: Chestnut fruit http://www.duke.edu/~jspippen/plants/fagaceae.htm Figure 7: Chestnut range http://www.ppws.vt.edu/griffin/accfhab.html