Chinquapin Trees

The small chinquapin nut is very sweet. The nut from the Allegheny Chinquapin Tree sells quickly at roadside farm markets.

The smooth Chinquapin nuts with thin shells are easily cracked and covered with a sticky burr that easily releases the Chinquapin kernels when a light pressure is applied.

The rare nut of the Georgiana Chinquapin was found growing in an isolated location in South Georgia and begins bearing when only one foot tall. The root system of the Georgiana Chinquapin is quite extensive and elephantine.

Chinquapin Trees

During the Fall small sweet flavored Chinquapin nuts gathered from the forest floor are the delight of most rural kids playing in the woods after school.