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Title: The American Chestnut tree
Post by: 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 (http://www.acf.org/default.htm) is working to bring this tree back.

Here (http://www.munic.state.ct.us/burlington/chestnuttree.htm) 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.
Title: The American Chestnut tree
Post by: Debonair 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
Title: The American Chestnut tree
Post by: Mickey1992 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.
Title: The American Chestnut tree
Post by: john9001 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.
Title: The American Chestnut tree
Post by: DREDIOCK 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
Title: The American Chestnut tree
Post by: Donzo on January 22, 2007, 07:40:02 PM
Tree hugger.
Title: The American Chestnut tree
Post by: Shamus on January 22, 2007, 08:42:25 PM
Quote
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
Title: The American Chestnut tree
Post by: SteveBailey 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.