Author Topic: The American Chestnut tree (Read 261 times)

Sixpence · « **on:** January 22, 2007, 09:03:48 AM »

As you know, I posted about planting some trees. I remember when I was young I lived on chestnut street and remembered a huge chestnut tree. I wondered to myself why I never see them anymore.

What I found was an amazing tree that was nearly wiped out by a foreign fungus. Not only did it produce chestnuts, but a high quality lumber, better than oak.

The American Chestnut Foundation is working to bring this tree back.

Here is a short read on the tree and the blight.

Now I know you're all not big on trees, but I never knew this and thought is was interesting.

Debonair · « **Reply #1 on:** January 22, 2007, 01:40:14 PM »

im way into monkey puzzles & metasequioas.
maybe u r all about teh chestnutz, but thats just aint how i roll

Mickey1992 · « **Reply #2 on:** January 22, 2007, 02:01:22 PM »

I remember when Dutch Elm disease started to wipe out a bunch of huge trees in my neighborhood growing up.

Now it is Ash trees. Last year the city came around and marked every Ash tree in my neighborhood. They are all to be cut down and replaced over the next three years to try and keep the Ash bugs from spreading farther south.

john9001 · « **Reply #3 on:** January 22, 2007, 04:49:51 PM »

with ash trees it's a virus, if the tree is not too far gone it can be saved with treatment.

DREDIOCK · « **Reply #4 on:** January 22, 2007, 07:03:20 PM »

I had always wondered what the hell happened to all the chestnut trees I used to see in my youth. (gradeschool)back in the mid 60's I remember walking to school and they were seemingly evrywhere. Though probably not as numerous as I remember I definately saw many more then I do today

Donzo · « **Reply #5 on:** January 22, 2007, 07:40:02 PM »

Tree hugger.

Shamus · « **Reply #6 on:** January 22, 2007, 08:42:25 PM »

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Originally posted by john9001
with ash trees it's a virus, if the tree is not too far gone it can be saved with treatment.

http://www.emeraldashborer.info/

It is a green beetle, killed a couple out back this summer.

shamus

SteveBailey · « **Reply #7 on:** January 23, 2007, 12:41:48 AM »

We lost most of our Birch on our property in Northern Wisconsin a few years ago. Was sad for me... the forest changed.. thicker undergrowth and more frens/evergeens... no white mixed in... bummer.