[UnwashedPeasant]

Did we learn nothing from Jurassic Tree 2?

[pepsi_junkie]

I had an old house built around 1920 and the joists were chestnut. Obviously it was really plentiful. I can add this: 100 year old chestnut boards are hard as stone. Do not try sinking a nail into one, you’d just end up with a sore arm.

[OHelix]

I remember searching for “sea urchins” in the forrest behind my house when I was growing up. ;o)

[Amberdawn]

Another Asian “import” doing damage.

[Rastus]

That’s how it always starts. “Ooh! Ahh! The American Chestnut is back!” Then later there’s running and screaming.

[Rebelbase]

Back in the 70’s hiking around the Blue Ridge it wasn’t uncommon to come across fallen American Chestnut logs.

[TBall]

A few years ago a friend was demolishing an old house and he gave me a couple of beams which I cut in blocks and burned in my woodstove. A couple months later he figured out it was American Chestnut and called me to see if I still had them. Too late, but it burned great. Actually, there were quite a few more beams that I did not take whih were made ino fireplace mantles.

[Sirius Lee]

As long as they also bring back the American Elm.

[central_va]

Elm trees too.

[bert]

I have been working for 25 years to help develop an “all American” chestnut from the existing blight resistant trees scattered around the country. The Plant Pathology department of Virginia Tech is lead on the efforts

I have 15 or so American Chestnut trees some of which bear nuts.

For info:

http://accf-online.org/