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Castanea dentata |
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American
Chestnut |
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Was once
native from southern Maine to Michigan, south to Alabama
and Mississippi -
United States |
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90 to 100 feet |
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Alternate, simple, oblong lance shaped in
outline, with cuneate base and long-pointed
tips, numerous coarse, sharp pointed serrations,
lustrous dark green above, glabrous at maturity
on both surfaces, 5 to 8” long, 1 3/4 to 2”
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Rich
bronze autumn color |
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Chestnut blight has wiped out most of the
American Chestnut
trees in the United States except for rare clumps or
individual specimens. At one time, there were
large populations in forests and woodlots in the
area of the U.S. east of the Mississippi River. |
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