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There are a few still alive near my house. Several professors have come to take the seeds for use in these projects.
by eppp 10y ago
There are a few still alive near my house. Several professors have come to take the seeds for use in these projects.
- dmm 10y agoPerhaps they were acting on behalf of the American Chestnut Cooperators Foundation, they have been working to cross various American Chestnuts with demonstrated blight resistance to create a fully resistant strain. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Chestnut_Cooperators_Foundation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Chestnut_Cooperators_...
- Washuu 10y agoI actually had no idea this was the case. There is an old chestnut tree in my parents back yard that has been there for 40+ years at least.