American chestnut
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The American chestnut is a large, fast-growing deciduous tree of the beech family native to eastern North America. As is true of all species in the genus Castanea, the American chestnut produces burre
American Chestnut
A young chestnut tree in its natural habitat
American chestnut male (pollen) catkins
Chestnut blight affecting a young American chestnut
Castanea crenata
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Castanea crenata, the Japanese chestnut or Korean chestnut, is a species of chestnut native to Japan and Korea. Castanea crenata exhibits resistance to Phytophthora cinnamomi, the fungal pathogen that
American chestnut
…and southern range. During the early to mid-20th century, American chestnut trees were devastated by chestnut blight, a fungal disease that came from Japanese chestnut trees that were introduced into North America from Japan. It is estimated that the blight killed between three and four billion American chestnut trees in…
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Chestnut fruit
Peeled chestnuts
Male flower