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American Chestnut

Castanea dentata

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38.7792, -77.0518

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Description:

Trees laden with nuts, and nuts on the ground, ready for harvest and mostly gone out of their prickly outer coverings, probably from squirrels.

Habitat:

Belle Haven Park near the Potomac River

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American Chestnut

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PublishedSeptember 22, 2011

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