Never seen one of these before

[Gator]

And I have no clue what it is

It's the size of a tennis ball.


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[shedder]

Looks like a chestnut bur ie a chestnut seed pod.

 

[Gator]

Is it common for them to remain on the tree even after leaf drop?


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[shedder]

Usually they drop to the ground but they don't have to it there is some issue with the tree.

 

[Gator]

I'm wondering if the tree isn't getting pollinated? I'll pull one off the next time I go over there.


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[Native Hunter]

Gator, is that a wild tree out in the woods? How large is it? Are there other burrs on the ground?

Let us know what you find when you look at it again.

Thanks - Steve

 

[Gator]

It was a small tree maybe 15 ft. It is at a house I'm looking at buying. The guy that was living there was trying to live off the land before he passed and the kids want nothing to do with the place. I found a number of trees that excited me just around the house


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[Native Hunter]

It was a small tree maybe 15 ft. It is at a house I'm looking at buying. The guy that was living there was trying to live off the land before he passed and the kids want nothing to do with the place. I found a number of trees that excited me just around the house
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That makes sense.

The only reason I asked was because it's uncommon to find any chestnut tree (even a Chinese or Japanese) growing wild out in the woods. If you did find one it would more than likely be a surviving American, which would be a real prize. Since it was planted at a residence, it is likely a Chinese, and I have several planted at home too. I love eating them.

Good luck with buying the house.

 

[M. R. Byrd]

To me it looks like a Sycamore(or London Plane Tree).

 

[Gator]

To me it looks like a Sycamore(or London Plane Tree).

Definitely not sycamore


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[mattpatt]

Open it up and see what's inside...

 

[Gator]

Open it up and see what's inside...

I'm on vacation hunting right now. Next time I'm back over there I'm going to grab one.


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[Gator]

Ok so I finally got a burr and opened it up. This is what I found. It sorta appears like three separate nuts but they were connected in such a way that it made me wonder if it was one or three nuts. The pic shows one piece split open and it appeared fuzzy and dry brown. Ideas on whether these are just unpollinated?

 

[Native Hunter]

Yes, unpollinated chestnuts.

 

[Gator]

Yes, unpollinated chestnuts.

Thanks NH. That was my guess from the beginning.


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[wbpdeer]

That chestnut needs a couple of buddies. If you buy that place you can help solve that problem.

 

[mattpatt]

Make you wonder why only one is there. If previous owner knew about chestnuts and was trying to live off the land surely he knew he had to have another one around. Perhaps there was a second one somewhere that died.