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Can someone tell me what these are.
 

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They look like mountain chestnut acorns, but ours are much larger, like atleast twice that size. They are huge! And in that last pic, our bark is similar, but slightly different.
 
Reason yall find them atop ridges is because that's where they grow. They thrive in shallow, dry, clay, rocky, acidic soil that other oaks struggle in. And yeah they sprout FAST. One of my favorite trees to mill into lumber because the wood has the grain aesthetics of white oak but colored more like walnut or old American chestnut. Beautiful stuff.
 
Reason yall find them atop ridges is because that's where they grow. They thrive in shallow, dry, clay, rocky, acidic soil that other oaks struggle in. And yeah they sprout FAST. One of my favorite trees to mill into lumber because the wood has the grain aesthetics of white oak but colored more like walnut or old American chestnut. Beautiful stuff.
Basically, Mountain Chestnut will grow in areas no other oak can withstand! In my area, rocky ridge-tops and dry south-facing slopes.
 
Would it be worth trying to grow some ? I picked up about 30. I usually have good luck growing chestnuts. But never tried oak.

I got some areas up high that would be perfect for these.
 
Fascinating. I'll watch for that, as we have a very poor Red crop in my area this year.
I've watched deer leave white oaks and go to chestnut oaks after a few big frosts. I always thought that the freezes changed the tannic acid and made them less bitter.
 

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