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Castanea pumila, commonly known as the Allegheny chinquapin, American chinquapin (from the Powhatan) or dwarf chestnut, is a species of chestnut native to the southeastern United States. The native range is from Massachusetts and New York to Maryland and extreme southern New Jersey and southeast Pennsylvania south to central Florida, west to ...
It is resistant to the chestnut blight and can usually recover if infected. It can be found from the coast to 4500 feet elevation in the mountains. Chinkapin nuts are palatable to humans as well as wildlife. They have a sweet flavor and are eaten by many birds and mammals.
Castanea pumila (Dwarf Chestnut) is a large thicket-forming shrub or small tree with spreading lower branches and ascending upper branches. The alternate, oblong, finely serrated leaves, 3-5 in. long (7-12 cm), are glossy green above and silvery tomentose underneath.
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin. Search for native plants by scientific name, common name or family. If you are not sure what you are looking for, try the Combination Search or our Recommended Species lists. Cressler, Alan. Castanea pumila.
Small yards and shrub/scrub management areas are perfect places to utilize native nut producing shrubs. One of the best, and sadly underutilized nut producing shrubs is the Allegheny chinquapin (Castanea pumila), also known as the dwarf chestnut.
Castanea pumila (L.) P. Mill. Plant Symbol = CAPU9. Contributed by: USDA NRCS Plant Materials Program. ©William S. Justice Smithsonian Institute. @USDA NRCS PLANTS. Uses. The primary use of chinkapin is for wildlife food and cover. The nuts are an excellent food source during the fall and winter.
Castanea pumila var. pumila can be characterized as a large, spreading, smooth-barked multistemmed shrub, 10 to 15 feet tall, or as a small tree occasionally single stemmed and 30 to 50 feet...
Castanea pumila or dwarf chestnut (Allegheny chinquapin) is considered a small tree or shrub. This perennial native chestnut species grows in the southeastern United States. It produces a fruit in the form of an edible nut found inside a bristly bur.
Castanea pumila. In: Fire Effects Information System, [Online]. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory (Producer).
Dwarf chestnut is not as small as it sounds; this tall shrub/small tree can reach 30 feet (10 m) at maturity. The nuts of this species are edible to humans, and much sought-after by other wildlife including squirrels and deer.