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The Genus Castanea has several species throughout the world. |
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How to tell the Difference Between American and Chinese Chestnuts |
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The original Chestnut Habitat was the Eastern United States. |
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The North American invasion of the Blight Fungus was catastrophic for chestnut trees. |
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The ACCF revival project is based on a program of Breeding For Blight Resistance . |
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The ACCF Step by Step Breeding for Blight Resistance strategy including pictures of resistance sources, pollinating and grafting. |
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The ACCF revival project will succeed because of Restoration Efforts of many volunteers: |
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Making Cages for Seedling Protection |
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Bark Grafting Pictures |
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Nutgrafting Technique |
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Integrated Management for Chestnut Blight Control |
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Reclaiming the American Chestnut's Old Dominion |
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The "Nathan Pease" tree |
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A few Pictures |
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Chestnut Lore stores memories of the days when American chestnut dominated our Eastern forest. |
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The American Chestnut Bibliography popular magazine articles, followed by scientific papers of ACCF researchers. |
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Related Links |
Answers to LEAF QUIZ (from bottom of Castanea Page): 1 & 6 are Allegheny Chinquapins, 2 & 5 are Chinese chestnuts, and 3 & 4 are American chestnuts.