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Today, while we were in a wilderness area we frequent, I found what looked to me like chestnut burrs. I didn't have my camera, so I couldn't take a picture of the surrounding trees, but I did bring home one of the burrs.

Here's the thing: I've read that where we were, in the Pacific NW, there are no wild chestnut trees. So...what do you think? Is it a burr from a chestnut tree? Or could the burr be from some other plant/tree?

Thanks for your help,
Kristina

Here's the opposite side. You can see the clay-like soil stuck to it here.

No clue here, as we are on the northeast coast. Be interested in finding out what it is. Hope someone can ID it for you.

I should probably tell you how big it is, too.
The half I have measures an inch across. I notice that the inside isn't concave, as if a nut was in it. Hmm...

Chestnut or Chinquapin.

Any chance it is a sweet gum ball???

http://www.fcps.edu/islandcree...ecology/sweetgum.htm

Scroll down & you can see some of the balls.

I agree with Patty Louise. Looks like a chestnut burr.

I'd never heard of a Chinquapin; had to look that one up! Thanks, ladies! I'm excited to find the tree and try to harvest some of its nuts later in the year!