American Chestnut (Castanea dentata) - A Great American Tree ...
American Chestnut (Castanea dentata) - A Great American Tree ... American Chestnut (Castanea dentata) - A Great American Tree ...
An estimated 3-4 billion American chestnuts grew at beginningof the blight pandemic, and most died within 50 years.
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- Page 3 and 4: Chestnut flowering in early summer
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- Page 7 and 8: Evolutionary Migration Pathway - Ca
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- Page 12 and 13: Chestnuts make nice shade trees.
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- Page 30 and 31: Chestnut survives by growing slowly
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- Page 34 and 35: Jim Hill‟s Tree (#6546)Height 85
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- Page 38 and 39: Anastomosis:fusion of fungalhyphae
- Page 40 and 41: The American Chestnut Foundation -
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- Page 48 and 49: Controlled PollinationChestnuts are
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- Page 54 and 55: Burs become heavy in late summer.
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An estimated 3-4 billion <strong>American</strong> chestnuts grew at beginningof the blight pandemic, and most died within 50 years.