Found an American Chestnut...nevermind, it's Horse chestnut.

[mthompson]

So we were out hiking around some State Land this weekend, and looky what I found. It's off the Ice Age Trail a bit in a pretty popular recreational area.

Not big, but its probably pushing 20ft. I didn't notice any stump it shot up from, and I also didn't see any signs of cankers on it. It didn't have any nuts, but there probably isn't another chestnut around to pollinate with.

I will make a point to go out and check on it every once in a while.

Just thought some of you guys would like it.

 

[bigeight]

Looks like a buckeye to me ? Hope I'm wrong, leaves just don't look right to me.

 

[mikmaze]

horse chestnut.......

 

[kabic]

Chestnut leaves you be more slender and pointy versus fat and rounded as shown correct?

 

[mthompson]

horse chestnut.......

You are correct. Looked in my book at work this afternoon, American Chestnut doesn't have a terminal bud....horse chestnut has large, shiny and sticky terminal bud.

I was trying to ID quick it on my phone before we left, which gets crappy service out there, could've missed the "horse" part or was looking at a crappy source.

Both are pretty rare trees in these parts, especially outside of the landscaped areas.