chincapin , auch: chinquapin , auch: chinkapin
Castanea pumila latin

Chinquapin (also, Chincapin and Chinkapin) is a former settlement in Mariposa County, California.

Castanea pumila var.

American and Chinese chinquapins (Castanea pumila and Castanea henryi) have very small nuts that are an important source of food for wildlife.

Saunier continued to send seeds to France for the rest of his life, and is credited with introducing into gardens the chinquapin (Castanea pumila) and the smoking bean tree (Catalpa bignonioides).