A Remarkable American chestnut
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| Common Name: American chestnut | |
| Scientific
name: Castanea dentata
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Category:
Unique tree
Notes: These trees represent different generations of American chestnut trees with increasing levels of blight resistance and American genetics. Note the bags on trees that cover chestnut flowers and serve to control pollination. These trees are growing at the American Chestnut Foundation national experimental farm in Meadowview, Washington County. |
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| Nominator: Dr. Fred Hebard | |
| Location of Tree | |
County/City:
Washington |
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Name
of tree owner: The American Chestnut Foundation |
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