136 WOOD AND FOBEST. 



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Chestnut. 



Casianca dcniaia (Marshall) Borkhansen. 



Caslanea, tlie classical Greek and Latin name; dentata, refers to toothed leaf. 



Habitat: (See map); 

 best ill western North Car- 

 olina, and eastern Ten- 

 nessee. 



Characteristics of the 

 Tree : Height, 75'-100' ; 

 diameter, S'-i', and even 

 12'; branches, low; bark, 

 thick, shallow, irregular, 

 fissures. Jiroad, grayish 

 brown ridges ; leaves, 

 lanceolate, coarsel)' ser- 

 rate, midribs and veins 

 prominent; fruit, nuts, 

 thin-shelled, sweet, en- 

 closed in prickly burrs. 



Appearance of Wood; 

 Color, reddish brown, .sap- 

 wood lighter; ring-porous; 

 rings, plain, pores large; 

 grain, straight; rays, nu- 

 merous, obscure. 



Physical Qualities : 



Weight, light (50th in 

 this list), 28 lbs. per cu. 

 ft.; sp. gr., 0.4501; me- 

 iliuni strong (-IGth in this 



Leaf. 



