44 Native Trees of Kentucky 



The. fragrant flowers bloom in mid summer: staminate, in long 

 cream-colored catkins, clustered in tufts at the tips of the new 

 growth ; pistillate, inconspicuous nut flowers, solitary, or few 

 below the staminate, on the same green shoots. 



Tree tall, with large trunk and broad spreading branches. 

 Bark brown, thick, furrowed into flat oblique ridges. 

 Leaves long, elliptical, tapering at both ends, regularly 



veined, conspicuously toothed ; appearing late. 

 Fruit annual spiny burs opening after frost ; nuts flattened 

 on one side, hairy at apex, scarred at base, sweet and 

 edible. 



b. Chinquapin Castanea pumila. 



The Chinquapin is found in dry, sandy situations throughout 

 the State. 



The wood, hard and strong, is durable in contact with the soil 

 and is much used for fence posts and railroad ties. 



As an ornamental tree, the Chinquapin is worthy of a place 

 in our parks and lawns. 



The flowers, appearing in May or June, are of two kinds, 

 staminate and pistillate, borne on the same tree. 



Tree small, trunk short, branches slender. 



Bark broken in loose brown scales. 



Leaves oblong, thick, sharply toothed, prominently veined. 



Fruit spiny burs, lined with silky hairs, containing usually 

 but one nut, sweet and edible. 



