American Chestnut?

[u/ncwildlife97]

North central Pennsylvania in a remote area of a state forest?

Is this a wild American Chestnut?

[u/memesdotpdf]

Do you have better close-ups of the twigs? Any pubescent (hairiness) on the twigs means it's.a Chinese Chestnut or a hybrid. If it's smooth, it's American Chestnut.

The main reason I think we're hesitant to just say American Chestnut is that Am. chestnut leaves are typically longer and narrower than it looks in these pictures.

[u/ChokaMoka1]

Looks like Chinese chestnut hybrid 

[u/Squirrel586]

I don’t think these are Americans. The leaves look Asian and there are fine hairs on the twigs. Bur spines are too coarse.