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Folks might also be interested in the effort to bring back the American Chestnut tree; https://www.acf.org/ https://www.acf.org/ It was similarly taken out by
by gph 9y ago
Folks might also be interested in the effort to bring back the American Chestnut tree; https://www.acf.org/ https://www.acf.org/
It was similarly taken out by a fungus brought over from the old world. They are attempting to backbreed in resistance from an Asian species of chestnut, and it appears to be going well so far.
- nobodyorother 9y agoThe only example I've ever seen of American Chestnut is in the North Chagrin Reservation Nature Center. It's amazing wood, it almost glows, even 80+ years after construction: https://www.google.com/maps/place/North+Chagrin+Nature+Center/@41.5616857,-81.43592,2a,75y,11.44h,85.26t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sLFTrfB2C16wuU4ZOvxlLFw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!4m5!3m4!1s0x883100caac3c8a75:0x6102ef1553e68bb0!8m2!3d41.5628987!4d-81.4330531?hl=en https://www.google.com/maps/place/North+Chagrin+Nature+Cente... If you go there, you can read the plaque describing the building and the loss of the chestnut which is now, strangely, between the bathrooms: https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5617153,-81.4357392,2a,75y,33.31h,91.93t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s_ARfogbx8u67g4rA6-14yw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5617153,-81.4357392,2a,75y,3...