American Chestnut

Nyboy

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After finding out my grandmom's table was made out of chestnut, I wanted to plant one in her memory. I learned of chestnut blight in American chestnut, once one of the most common hardwoods here now only 2,500 in West Salem Wisconsin. In 40 years 4 billion trees where devastated. It is believe the blight was brought over in some trees from Japan. I will never complain about import laws again !!
 

Carol Dee

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@Nyboy There is an American Chestnut tree at our local county park. Each fall we try to pick up a few of the dropped seeds. We have had no luck getting any to grow. Maybe Someday.
 

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