Common Name - American Chestnut Tree

Scientific Name - Castanea dentata

Description: dark brownish gray; smooth on young trees; broken into broad, flattened, scaly ridges and furrows on large trunks.
The American Chestnut Tree Bark

Description:
dark brownish gray; smooth on young trees; broken into broad, flattened, scaly ridges and furrows on large trunks.

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