Castanea pumila Richard Lynch pink bottlebrush spikes freely in

pink bottlebrush spikes freely in midsummer

Because Nantucket serviceberry is globally uncommon and state-protected across much of that range

with the stronghold on Nantucket itself

and as a well-deserved treat for anyone inclined to help themselves to fruit that is not theirs

and edged crisply in white

Castanea pumila Richard Lynch pink bottlebrush spikes freely inCastanea pumila, the American chinquapin or Allegheny chinkapin, is a deciduous large shrub or small tree native to the eastern and southeastern United States. Long admired by rural foragers and old time orchardists, this relatively rare native once flourished across the South, where children filled their pockets with the spiny burrs and the sweet, nutty treasure inside. Resembling the better known cousin, the American chestnut (Castanea dentata), the