Info: Bloom / May 17, 2023 / Southern Pines, NC (North Ashe street) / License: All rights reserved
Caption: Chinese chestnut # 222 nn; LHB p. 333, 50-3-3; MBG, " Genus from Latin name for this tree derived from the town of Castania in Thessaly where trees grew in abundance. S. e. from Latin for soft, refers to pubescent twigs and leaf undersides."