Getting to Know the Site.
One the first full day at Dalaoling, our group took a stroll down a jeep trail to see what types of vegetation - particularly chestnut, of course! - was living in the area. The particular area we searched was chosen because 1) it was known to have chestnut and 2) it had never been artificially replanted.
There were so many interesting sites to see along the way, including Castanea mollisima and Castanea henryi. There were rumors of Castanea segunii, but we did not see it along our first trek.
Dr. Steiner proves that we found Castanea mollissima on our trip.
Dr. Fred Paillet sketches the leaves of the Chinese chestnut along the road in Dalaoling. The tree in question can be seen behind Fred.
A comparison of leaves of Castanea henryi (zhui li) - top - and Castanea mollissima (ban li) - bottom.
There were so many interesting sites to see along the way, including Castanea mollisima and Castanea henryi. There were rumors of Castanea segunii, but we did not see it along our first trek.
Dr. Steiner proves that we found Castanea mollissima on our trip.
Dr. Fred Paillet sketches the leaves of the Chinese chestnut along the road in Dalaoling. The tree in question can be seen behind Fred.
A comparison of leaves of Castanea henryi (zhui li) - top - and Castanea mollissima (ban li) - bottom.
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