menhadenman
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Off the Appalachian trail by my house in north GA. Pretty cool
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Wow, one of these trees in the wild!
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They're very common around here on dryish ridges, but rarely get much size to them before they blight back out.
fishfryer
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I would like to know that all the efforts to bring back a hybrid version that is close to the original trees will be a success. I know just a little about what a wonderful tree it was and the loss to men and wildlife when the blight killed them off.
I have planted several versions from the ACF over the years. Most of them have succombed to the blight. I think they're slowly getting there.
crackerdave
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The Ga Forestry Commission is working on a blight-resistant strain.
crackerdave
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P.s. Now is the time to order tree seedlings.The orders will ship this winter,and the wildlife packs are first to sell out.
www.gatrees.org
www.gatrees.org
menhadenman
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Is the membership worthwhile? I’ve heard what you’re saying - they’re close to a blight resistant tree. Imagine the wildlife 200 years ago with those trees dominating the landscape.
Big7
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For us Southern dwellers, what kind of tree is it
menhadenman
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What it Takes to Bring Back the Near Mythical American Chestnut Trees
Sometimes reaching a height of more than 100 feet tall with trunk diameters often well over 10 feet, the American chestnut was the giant of the eastern U.S. forests. There were once billions of them and their range stretched from Georgia and Alabama to Michigan, but the majestic tree was gone...
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Raylander
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Yea man. They are everywhere maybe up maybe head high. They die off though…
menhadenman
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Found some more on a recent hike. A couple maybe 12’ tall! I bet these are plants from the TACF. Something is hammering them though. 
menhadenman
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Well @NCHillbilly and @Raylander were right again. I put on 14 miles in the back country yesterday (unsuccessfully looking for bears) and came across a ridge that was loaded with American Chestnut.
Seeing several hundred took a little stream out of my excitement of seeing some the other day, but growing up on saltwater I thought these things were gonzo.
Really impressive though - this was a south facing ridge loaded with chestnut oak and a pretty big burn that looked about 5ish years old.
Seeing several hundred took a little stream out of my excitement of seeing some the other day, but growing up on saltwater I thought these things were gonzo.
Really impressive though - this was a south facing ridge loaded with chestnut oak and a pretty big burn that looked about 5ish years old.
menhadenman
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TJay
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If you're a facebook person there is a group called "American Chestnut Research and Restoration Project". Lots and lots of info on there.
