Castanea pumila Richard Lynch and you will likely find

and you will likely find the fronds growing sideways out of a crevice as if that were the most natural thing in the world

the scent varies wildly plant to plant

Carolina allspice

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

with little competition from neighbors

Castanea pumila Richard Lynch and you will likely findCastanea 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