American Chestnut (Castanea dentata) - A Great American Tree ...
American Chestnut (Castanea dentata) - A Great American Tree ... American Chestnut (Castanea dentata) - A Great American Tree ...
Americanchestnutgrows tall andstraight…butis susceptibleto blight.
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- Page 1 and 2: American Chestnut (Castanea dentata
- Page 3 and 4: Chestnut flowering in early summer
- Page 5 and 6: Domain - EukaryaKingdom - PlantaePh
- Page 7 and 8: Evolutionary Migration Pathway - Ca
- Page 9 and 10: Twigs and Buds,Left - Right:America
- Page 12 and 13: Chestnuts make nice shade trees.
- Page 14 and 15: Chestnut was a versatile hardwood q
- Page 16: AbrahamLincoln“Fence Splitter”
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- Page 21: Late 1800’s -Blight PandemicBegan
- Page 24 and 25: Ridges dominated by chestnut were d
- Page 26: Biology of Cryphonectria parasitica
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- Page 37 and 38: Hypovirus in vitro - Blight Strain
- Page 39 and 40: Compatible blight strains:• Anast
- Page 41: Chinesechestnut resistsblight, but
- Page 45 and 46: Dr. Hill Craddock with an intercros
- Page 47 and 48: Pollination inthe field ofteninvolv
- Page 49 and 50: Staminate Catkins - Male Flowers On
- Page 51 and 52: Trimming catkinsto leave onlyimmatu
- Page 53 and 54: Pink ribbons mark unpollinated chec
- Page 55 and 56: Late September - Burs Open
- Page 57 and 58: Screening Chestnuts for BlightResis
- Page 59 and 60: Inoculation of3 Year OldChestnutsWi
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<strong>American</strong>chestnutgrows tall andstraight…butis susceptibleto blight.