I know there was some interest on this in a thread awhile back. Looks like UT may have found a solution, only time will tell.
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/feb/2 ... m-forests/
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/feb/2 ... m-forests/
Chesnut tree article from UT
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BSK
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Let's hope this experiment works. Unfortunately, I've been hearing this "We finally have a blight resistant cross-breed" for 20 years now. The trees always end up dying around 20 years of age.
same info I was hearing 30 years ago from the Tn Dept of Forestry, trees get to a certian age and die
plinker22
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It sure would be nice. 20 years is a long time to wait to realize your experiment was another DUD!
Dont give up!
It is like a cancer but that is one tree worth fighting for and eventually i believe it will be beaten. The things we can do now compared to 20 years ago and the the capabilities we have compared to 20 years ago are HUGE!!!
We have the potential to whip this eventually. It will be a victory worthy of the battle!
It is like a cancer but that is one tree worth fighting for and eventually i believe it will be beaten. The things we can do now compared to 20 years ago and the the capabilities we have compared to 20 years ago are HUGE!!!
We have the potential to whip this eventually. It will be a victory worthy of the battle!
Blue5
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I planted 2 in my yard about a month ago that are supposed to be resistant.
BSK
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Blue5 said:
"Supposed to be" are the key words.
Blue5
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BSK said:
yep! i hope!
Don Cornelius
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I have seen a small grove of them in a rural county in west Tn.
They where at least six feet tall. Don't know how long they'll live, but they're wild. When it dries up, I'll go see if they are still alive. Just want to be sure that I'm looking at the right tree, don't they produce a nut similar to a buckeye?
They where at least six feet tall. Don't know how long they'll live, but they're wild. When it dries up, I'll go see if they are still alive. Just want to be sure that I'm looking at the right tree, don't they produce a nut similar to a buckeye?
stik
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we found one bearing nuts in morgan co. last fall. small burrs and small black acorn-shaped nuts. not shaped like a chestnut at all but had the burrs.
Camp
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Here's the site for The American Chestnut Foundation. It has good identification comparison photos on it. IF ANYONE finds a large Chestnut that you think is an American Chestnut PLEASE let them know. There is a lot of info on that site you can look around at and it has contact info to send leaf and twig samples to for identification. There are still a very few chestnuts left in the wild. But the more they can find the better the genetic diversity for them to work with. I do know there is one in Cannon County and the nuts were being harvested for the breeding program.
So if you think you found one, compare it to the website and then let them know. You might help us all get good trees one day!
http://www.acf.org/find_a_tree.php
Here's a WAY COOL site from Vol State showing Chestnuts all over TN they have found.
http://www2.volstate.edu/jschibig/resur ... estnut.htm
So if you think you found one, compare it to the website and then let them know. You might help us all get good trees one day!
http://www.acf.org/find_a_tree.php
Here's a WAY COOL site from Vol State showing Chestnuts all over TN they have found.
http://www2.volstate.edu/jschibig/resur ... estnut.htm
Blue5
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good websites!
