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Soft spiky seed pod #433001

Asked October 27, 2017, 4:22 PM EDT

I found these seed pods on a recent visit to iowa. They are a little smaller than a golf ball and are covered with sharp spikes similar to a spiny sea urchin. When opened it contained a small nut. When checking online it looked like the picture of an American chestnut. Can you help please?

Scott County Minnesota

Expert Response

It does look like a chestnut. There is an on going effort to re establish the chestnut.
https://garden.org/learn/articles/view/4101/

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