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Chinese Chestnut
... branching spines Chinese Chestnut Castanea mollissima This tree is smaller than the native American Chestnut. Following devastation of the American Chestnut by the chestnut blight, the Chinese Chestnut has been used as a substitute for our native tree. Flowers of the Chinese Chestnut ...
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The American Chestnut Foundation
... Chinese chestnut tree into the American chestnut tree, while maintaining the American chestnut’s characteristics. Dr. Fred Hebard, a plant pathologist, was hired to supervise the research. TACF’s backcross breeding program took Chinese chestnut ...
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The American Chestnut Foundation
... research farm in Virginia, where blight resistance was bred into the native chestnut with the help of the Chinese chestnut. The American chestnut, prized for its timber and its crop of glossy dark ... House Arbor Day Tree Planting © 2004 THE AMERICAN CHESTNUT FOUNDATION © 2003 The American Chestnut Foundation QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS WEBSITE? The American Chestnut Foundation (TACF) is a 501(c)(3) not- ...
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Identification of American Chestnut Trees
... Chinese chestnut Both orchard and timber trees have been extensively planted in North America since about 1915. Nuts are small to large, and often quite sweet. Chinese chestnut trees range in resistance to chestnut blight from very susceptible (as susceptible as American chestnut trees) to very resistant. Many ...
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The NNGA Library: Chestnuts
... studies on cross breeding Chinese and American chestnuts. The aim of this work is to transfer the blight resistance of the Chinese chestnut to the American chestnut. Protecting Chestnut Trees from Blight by ... and Chinese Chestnut in favor of selective pollination. "At what generation can it be assured that all future generations will have the physical traits and genes of the American chestnut? This ...
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American Chestnut
... Chestnut Castanea dentata American Chestnut A mature chestnut tree that has survived the blight, in central ... are trying to restore the chestnut in several ways. The American Chestnut Foundation is trying to cross this tree with the Chinese chestnut, in an attempt to ... the fungus. A more complete history of the chestnut can be found at this site. Chestnut leaves are canoe shaped, 5 to 10 inches long ...
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Chestnut
... 2-3 inch diameter, sharp branching spines Chestnut (American Chestnut) Castanea dentata Until the imported chestnut blight hit this tree about 1904, the American Chestnut was one the most regal residents of ... sought the nuts for food. Today, several other kinds of chestnut tree from other parts of the World, including the Chinese Chestnut, are planted as ornamentals. As with their predecessor, the ...
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Chestnut Blight
... chestnut blight, and the Chinese chestnut (C. mollissima) is the most resistant. The European chestnut (C. sativa) is intermediate in resistance. Early attempts at controlling Chestnut blight involved crossing with the Chinese chestnut ...
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Recovery Plan
... populations of American chestnut but concerted attempts have been made to identify such resistance. Finally, breeding programs using resistance genes from Chinese chestnut are underway in the USA, and increased emphasis could be placed on incorporating this resistance into germplasm adapted to environmental conditions within the native range of American chestnut ...
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The Official Seed Starting Home Page - Chinese Cabbage
... Seed Starting Home Page - Chinese Cabbage Your Weekly Electronic Gardening Guide Practical Horticulture for Busy People. Chinese Cabbage About This Plant... Family: Brassicaceae Genus and species: Brassica rapa ( ... a fall crop, since plants tend to bolt when weather turns warm © 1995-2000 Chestnut Software, Inc. All rights reserved. [Weekend Gardener Home Page] [The Official Seed Starting Home ...
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