tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854762792778878452.post1081144545598849298..comments2023-06-14T09:43:48.543-05:00Comments on Nature Knitter: Help Me Solve A MysteryRuthieJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11663411478574192825noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854762792778878452.post-49050879780536325982011-11-12T08:08:18.029-06:002011-11-12T08:08:18.029-06:00Thanks for the info. Fearless Farmgirl. I have a ...Thanks for the info. Fearless Farmgirl. I have a chestnut tree planted in my backyard, but I don't know for sure what kind it is and it's still small and hasn't produced any nuts yet. I'll have to do some checking to ID it next spring (when the leaves grow back again).RuthieJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663411478574192825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854762792778878452.post-52740299471693797892011-11-02T09:43:18.594-05:002011-11-02T09:43:18.594-05:00It's highly unlikely that they are American Ch...It's highly unlikely that they are American Chestnut. That particular tree is practically extinct due to the lovely chestnut blight that ripped through the US many years ago, brought in by the Chinese Chestnut trees being imported.<br /><br />They have been hybridizing the trees though and there may be some American chestnut still out there but.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854762792778878452.post-68869698278738404732011-10-27T16:19:32.113-05:002011-10-27T16:19:32.113-05:00Me too Meggie! Mother Nature always has some surp...Me too Meggie! Mother Nature always has some surprises for us!<br /><br />You got that right Gaelyn!<br /><br />Tom, I'll keep my eyes open for chestnut trees the next time I'm down that way -- hopefully there are still some leaves left somewhere.<br /><br />Dave, I'm glad I picked this up and posted it on the blog. It's always nice to learn something new!RuthieJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663411478574192825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854762792778878452.post-28249132445790087062011-10-27T10:38:03.703-05:002011-10-27T10:38:03.703-05:00No Chestnuts here either, so I had no clue. Strang...No Chestnuts here either, so I had no clue. Strange how we pick things up when we're walking and don't have a clue to what they are. :)Dave Dorseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07883772873840662336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854762792778878452.post-2320370215823249032011-10-26T21:25:27.579-05:002011-10-26T21:25:27.579-05:00Hmm, I will have to go find an American Chestnut H...Hmm, I will have to go find an American Chestnut Hull tomorrow. Never really worked with Chinese Chestnuts . . . but will compare my known american's to this one. Hey, any chance you can pick up a down leaf?mon@rchhttp://monarchbfly.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854762792778878452.post-3441309302136236932011-10-26T21:15:02.757-05:002011-10-26T21:15:02.757-05:00That's some wild looking seed pod. But don'...That's some wild looking seed pod. But don't have any kind of Chestnuts around here. Thanks Science Chimp.Gaelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05784162697113288888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854762792778878452.post-72015908932612965722011-10-26T21:01:41.819-05:002011-10-26T21:01:41.819-05:00So glad the mystery was solved. I've never se...So glad the mystery was solved. I've never seen anything like it.Meggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06757567456934248035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854762792778878452.post-18156499604288738362011-10-26T20:52:47.864-05:002011-10-26T20:52:47.864-05:00That's what I did Lynne & Donna -- Science...That's what I did Lynne & Donna -- Science Chimp solves another mystery!<br /><br />Thank you Science Chimp!! I didn't even know there was a Chinese Chestnut, but checked further and found that yes, indeed, it is a zone 4 tree even. I bet squirtles in our neighborhood have been feasting regularly on these nuts and that explains why pieces of hull were laying all over the road.<br /><br />Thanks for your confirmation Ranger Anna!RuthieJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663411478574192825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854762792778878452.post-62014682376896877822011-10-26T20:11:23.001-05:002011-10-26T20:11:23.001-05:00I'm thinking Chinese Chestnut--the American Ch...I'm thinking Chinese Chestnut--the American Chestnut is smooth inside.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13102684933543382923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854762792778878452.post-79194483314992509912011-10-26T19:30:57.946-05:002011-10-26T19:30:57.946-05:00But could also be American chestnut. I'm tryin...But could also be American chestnut. I'm trying to find out which one has the fur inside. I'm thinking it's the American. Anyway, that's a start. ee. ee. ee.Julie Zickefoosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06654698829603424649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854762792778878452.post-51989395557007923452011-10-26T19:18:54.587-05:002011-10-26T19:18:54.587-05:00Chinese Chestnut seed hull! Eee! Eeee! Eeeee!Chinese Chestnut seed hull! Eee! Eeee! Eeeee!Julie Zickefoosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06654698829603424649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854762792778878452.post-22310859184030193862011-10-26T18:04:05.327-05:002011-10-26T18:04:05.327-05:00It does sound like something for the Science Chimp...It does sound like something for the Science Chimp.<br />I will check back to see if the mystery is solved.KGMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05165941950953938943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854762792778878452.post-65649085406202871822011-10-26T17:45:11.177-05:002011-10-26T17:45:11.177-05:00I have absolutely no idea! Why don't you sent...I have absolutely no idea! Why don't you sent the pix off too Julie Zickefoose?Lynne at Hasty Brookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09187035706322695138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854762792778878452.post-48230922335682992072011-10-26T16:58:00.756-05:002011-10-26T16:58:00.756-05:00You got that right Richard!
Mama Pea, I'm thi...You got that right Richard!<br /><br />Mama Pea, I'm thinking probably vegetable.....<br /><br />Sparkless, it didn't seem like something that was once part of living organism, but that's a possibility too.....<br /><br />Yes Guinifer, you are correct indeed! ;-)RuthieJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663411478574192825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854762792778878452.post-65678832877009612102011-10-26T16:39:45.078-05:002011-10-26T16:39:45.078-05:00I was born a smart alec. The first thing that cam...I was born a smart alec. The first thing that came to my mind was, "Umm. Well, that's a quarter...."Guiniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10135719442075034262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854762792778878452.post-51692248530355181132011-10-26T16:29:52.212-05:002011-10-26T16:29:52.212-05:00I'm going to take a guess and say it's som...I'm going to take a guess and say it's something that falls off deer or elk antlers when they molt?Sparklesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02806553694200529082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854762792778878452.post-12635117425876387882011-10-26T16:15:06.599-05:002011-10-26T16:15:06.599-05:00Very, very weird, Ruthie! Kinda creepy, too, if y...Very, very weird, Ruthie! Kinda creepy, too, if you ask me. Animal, vegetable or mineral??Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854762792778878452.post-33623617742317940512011-10-26T15:36:48.021-05:002011-10-26T15:36:48.021-05:00I can see where "Woody, Prickly, Deer Fur Thi...I can see where "Woody, Prickly, Deer Fur Things" might just confuse Google. Haven't a clue.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06875150610109193368noreply@blogger.com