The Genus
Castanea has several species throughout the world. The Genus
Castanea has several species throughout the world.
How
to tell the Difference Between American and Chinese Chestnuts
The original Chestnut
Habitat was the Eastern United States.
The North American
invasion of the Blight Fungus was catastrophic
for chestnut trees.
The ACCF revival
project is based on a program of Breeding For Blight
Resistance .
The ACCF Step
by Step Breeding for Blight Resistance strategy including pictures of
resistance sources, pollinating and grafting.
The ACCF revival
project will succeed because of Restoration Efforts of many volunteers:
Making
Cages for Seedling Protection
Integrated
Management for Chestnut Blight Control
Reclaiming
the American Chestnut's Old Dominion
The "Nathan
Pease" tree
A few Pictures
Chestnut
Lore stores memories of the days when American chestnut dominated our
Eastern forest.
The American
Chestnut Bibliography popular magazine
articles, followed by scientific papers of ACCF researchers.
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.