How to identify american chestnut wood samples?

I am currently living in a house built in 1916 I asked a local millwork shop to duplicate some of the trim he stated that it was yellow pine and unavailable would have to be ash as asubstitute have since seen examples pictures of american chestnut and seems more likely any suggestions thank you

How to identify american chestnut wood samples?
Here are various pictures of American chestnut. My suggestion is to have another expert come in and look at your wood. Note that Amer chestnut and antique ash are not easy to find.





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Reply:MMM That is odd. Southern Yellow pine is available and fairly common. It has a tight grain.





The Ash would have a more open grain ( the grain looks like oak but the color ranges from very Blond to a chocolate brown. It is pretty hard





Chestnut would be nice, but would not match the yellow pine. It too would be open grain and is fairly expensive. Most beautiful chestnut today is reclaimed. There is not a good source for new material as most trees in the US die off early due to a blight.





I would look for sources of the Yellow Pine. Here is some infor http://www.mcgeelumber.com/southern-yell...








How to identify Checstnut. A beautiful creamy tan to brown color grain. Open grain ( you can see the pores) Older chesnut may have worm holes.





Good Luck