I planted 9 Alleghany Chinkapin seedlings in April 2012, and lost a couple the first year. This is their 3rd
growing season in the meadow and they have done very well in this sunny
site. All of the surviving trees are about 6 feet tall and full of
burrs. This is the first time that they have produced burrs and nuts.
Alleghany Chinkapin is a spreading shrub or small tree reaching a mature
height of 20 feet under ideal conditions. The leaves are similar to the
Chinese or American chestnut only smaller. They are 3 - 6 inches long
with pointed teeth. The nuts are enclosed in spiny burs about an inch
in diameter and golden in color. By contrast, chestnuts are about twice
as large and flattened on one side. The nuts of Allegheny Chinkapin
range from chocolate brown to blackish - brown.
This
is a picture of 3 days’ worth of split firewood, about half of it is
dry, the rest is still green wood. We stacked most of the wood in this
picture on pallets over the weekend.
