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AMERICAN CHESTNUT WOOD American Chestnut comprised over 60% of the eastern hardwood forests when the first settlers arrived in North America. Due to its wonderful stable disposition, chestnut was used for every utility purpose by the colonials. At the turn of the 20th century American Chestnut
Documentary video of the American Chestnut
Restoring the "functionally extinct" American Chestnut is an all-out effort. Learn about the three primary approaches being used to save it.
Reintroduce the Hybrid American Chestnut Tree from Tristar Plants, a resilient and disease-resistant variety, to your landscape and support its restoration.
American Chestnut (Castanea dentata) fruits
The Morris is on the list to receive some of the first Darling 58 offspring when they become available.
Want to get started growing American Chestnut trees? Learn how to start harvesting chestnuts at home and choose the best species for you.
American chestnut hand hewn log cabin. This particular cabin has been sold but you can view our existing selection of hand hewn log cabins.
The American Chestnut, or Castanea dentata , once ruled the Appalachians with a range extending from Maine to Mississippi. They were extreme...
The American Chestnut Foundation's efforts to restore the American chestnut tree.
In my spare time I read field guides—books that help me identify flowering plants, ferns,
Billions of American chestnut trees were wiped out by a fungus. Now, scientists are working to restore the tree to its former glory.
Historically, chestnut trees were a staple of the eastern American landscape. The tree was common throughout New York and was found in forests, on residential streets and just about everywhere.
MIDDLETOWN — Most of the leaves have fallen for the season, but that didn't stop visitors from trying to distinguish American chestnut trees from Chinese chestnuts at the Fox Haven
Our woods are haunted. Generations ago, there was a massacre that left few survivors, and our nation has never been the same. The ghosts of the victims still cling to our forests, reminding naturalists and hikers of what was lost. This isn’t fiction. I wish it was. This is the true horror story of the ...
By Molly Moore When Daniel Boone traveled through Appalachia, the tall trunks and sweet nuts of the American chestnut flourished. But to most modern
American chestnut trees were once among the most majestic hardwood trees in the eastern deciduous forests, many reaching 80 to 120 feet in height and eight feet or more in diameter.
