American Chestnut male flower

The American Chestnut is a rare tree these days. In the early 1900s it was 20-30% of the forest in the East. Now only a few remain having thus far escaped the blight that killed millions of others. I’m fortunate to have planted two in the yard that are doing well—no guarantees—and are in a place where I can enjoy photographing the leaves, flowers and nut husks. These flowers had just fully opened—early July—and just radiate fresh and new! The bees go crazy for them.

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Technical Details

Sony 6000, 1/125, f5.6, 70mm, ISO400 with minor tone curve adjustments and sharpening in LR

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Nice complementary lines - I also like the contrasting colors and textures. A terrific little slice of spring.