Toothey leaves, spiny burs

[g squared 23]

Found this on my place and got excited. What do you all think?

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[Telemark]

Looks like Ozark Chinkapin. Open the burr and see if it only has one nut inside.

 

[g squared 23]

Several of these inside. Unpollinated something?


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[Telemark]

Interesting. Looks a lot like a European chestnut.

I'm far from an expert on that family of trees. We'll need someone with more experience to chime in.

 

[Native Hunter]

How many nuts per bur? It looks like 3 but just want to confirm what you see.
Are any nuts developed?
Other pics and info?

My first thought is a dying Chestnut tree but need more info. The slender leaf with a sharp V at the bottom is like that of an American Chestnut, but that isn’t a foolproof way to ID.

 

[g squared 23]

How many nuts per bur? It looks like 3 but just want to confirm what you see.
Are any nuts developed?
Other pics and info?

My first thought is a dying Chestnut tree but need more info.

Yes it looks like 3 underdeveloped nuts were in this burr. And 90% of leaves had already fallen, so dying chestnut seems right.


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[Native Hunter]

Yes it looks like 3 underdeveloped nuts were in this burr. And 90% of leaves had already fallen, so dying chestnut seems right.


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Go to the ACF website and they have lots of resources to help ID. You can even send in pics.
PS - Is this near an old homestead or out in the forest away from civilization.

 

[g squared 23]

Go to the ACF website and they have lots of resources to help ID. You can even send in pics.
PS - Is this near an old homestead or out in the forest away from civilization.

This is 15 yards off a field edge, no home stead or anything that I’m aware


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