Can Chestnut Be Confused with Elm?

While we were working up that maple and old fellow stopped by and told me he had recently put a whole chestnut tree out at the tree dump. All I found out there recently was a whole American elm, or what was identified as elm. Could this have been his tree?

 

Do you have pics of this "elm/chestnut"?

 

Yeah, on here some place. Let me peruse and I will get a link.

 

Well there is no live American chestnut trees over a few inches in diameter left.. chineese chestnut yes. Chestnut oak yea. But it would be some old deteriorated log from the mountains to be American chestnut.

 

There are American chestnut - just not in abundance a place up in Michigan I believe has a stand of it left, and one was found on a timber purchase not to far from my property a few years ago.

 

No one said American chest nut... I couldn't find the thread but found some pics on the iPad.

 

Oh maybe remote trees I just know here in Appalachia we don't have any. Would love to see one in person one day.

 

Jack looks more like slippery elm than American or any type of chestnut

 

Ok, I wonder if I missed his tree or if he thought this was chestnut. The only other thing out there recently was willow.

 

Dang seems like you hit the jackpot every day at that place! Nice score!

 

This is an old one, cert. just had new evidence that made me second guess the ID.

 

Aww bummer.... You had me all excited for you lol

 

Sorry to let you down, I'm still working on that maple.

 

I agree with basod looks like slippery elm

 

Could be a horse chestnut.

 

yup ohio buckeye or horsechestnut.Lightweight,soft & weak,light colored.Fairly heavy when green though.

 

Buckeye, now you are talking the local lingo. Not that I like it.

 

Yea I thought that was an old pic.

 

I think I remember that we have a small grove of American chestnut here in Wisconsin. NW part of state somewhere.

 

Here in Appalachia I have only seen stump sprouts that are maybe 30 ft tall and a few inches in diameter.