#karnerbarrens

Immature berries of a Staghorn sumac in the Albany pine bush. @apbpc (Rhus typhina) #sumac #sumacberries #staghornsumac #albany #albanypinebush #karnerbarrens #karnerstation #rhustyphina #rhus (at Albany Pine Bush Preserve)

American Chestnut tree (Castanea dentata) along the yellow trail in the Karner Barrens of Albany Pine Bush (@apbpc). The first and third slides show a few dead leaves still attached to the winter tree. Even in their dried and wrinkled state, on closer examination they're still quite distinctive. The second slide shows the broken blisters caused by the Chestnut blight that will ultimately lead this tree to an early death, probably in the next handful of years. The fourth slide shows the small stand of mostly dead trees that this one sits amongst, likely some other chestnuts that have already succumbed to the blight. I've often posted about dead or dying American Chestnut trees. I'm hope one day I'll get to post about some American chestnuts thriving in the wild, thanks to the work of groups like @american_chestnut_project. #americanchestnut #chestnut #castanea #castaneadentata #chestnutblight #americanchestnutfoundation #pinebarrens #albanypinebush #karnerbarrens (at Albany Pine Bush Preserve)