Spotting

This is what was inside.

It is possible if far enough out, the fungus likes hot humid summers, so many exist outside the native range, in the Great Lakes area and out west. It is sad, at one time it was the most abundant tree in Appalachian forests.

I'm amazed that so many were wiped out; it's sad! What would you say about chestnut trees found in western NY? I saw one there last year.

Well not ALL were wiped out, the ones that survived were in isolated areas, how many still survive I do not know. I actually had an American Chestnut in my yard as a boy, but this was in a hollow of the mountains of W. Virginia and today it is dead. If the location of this spotting is accurate, I am certain any chestnut in that locale would have been exposed.

Hm, Chester, I wasn't aware that ALL American chestnuts were wiped out after the blight. If I can revise my ID, based on the little we can see of the leaves, it looks closer to sweet chestnut or Japanese chestnut. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Castan...

I wish American chestnuts still produced nuts, this is one of the imports, need to see better shot of the leaves to figure it out.

Welcome to Project Noah, DeniseJacksonHarris

I hope you like the site as much we do; there are many features you can explore:
I invite you to go to http://www.projectnoah.org/faq where you will find the purpose and “rules” of Project Noah.
There is a blog http://blog.projectnoah.org/ where we post articles from spotters with special insight into different organisms.
There are also the chats for help with identification, and to comment on your own and others’ spottings.
Look at the global and local missions to put your spottings into: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions
Enjoy yourself here, see you around!