A Remarkable American chestnut
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| Common Name: American chestnut | |
| Scientific
name: Castanea dentata
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Category:
Other
Notes: The tree is remarkable for just being alive--it's a 15 feet tall American Chestnut. Researchers are trying to restore the American Chestnut which vanished as the major tree in American forests due to chestnut blight. This is the only tree that survived of the dozen or so seedlings that were planted at Selu Conservancy. |
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| Nominator: Joan Kark | |
| Location of Tree | |
County/City:
Montgomery |
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Name
of tree owner: Radford University |
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American chestnut Identification
