A Remarkable American chestnut
| Tree
Information |
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| Common Name: American chestnut | |
| Scientific
name: Castanea dentata
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Category:
Unique tree
Notes: This dead snag is an American chestnut tree that died during the chestnut blight of the 1930's. Remarkably, it is still standing in 2006. Samples of wood from the snag were identified by Dr. Audrey Zink-Sharp in the Virginia Tech Department of Wood Science. |
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| Best
time to photograph: any |
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| Nominator: Sammy Zambon and Karen Snape | |
| Location of Tree | |
County/City:
King George |
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Name
of tree owner: Virginia State Parks |
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