How can you tell the difference between an American and Chinese chestnut?
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American chestnut-brown in color and hairless. Chinese is gray-brown in color and is covered with fine fuzz, especially near the tip....Leaves:
- American leaves are more narrow.
- American has longer, more arching teeth.
- Chinese has fine hair on the lower surface and on the petiole.
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