Scarlet Thorn tree Castaneacoccinea, Washington Thorn Castaneapopulifolia, Cockspur Thorn Castanea crus-galli

The most ornamental and the strongest growing indigenous kinds are the Scarlet Thorn tree (C. coccinea), and its varieties, the Washington Thorn (C. populifolia), and the Cockspur Thorn (C. crus-galli); all of which, in good soil, will grow to the height of twenty or thirty feet, and can readily be transplanted from their native sites.