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Outlook for Blight-Resistant American Chestnut Trees

Sisco, P. H. USDA Forest Service, Rocky Moun­tain Research Station, Proceedings RMRS-P-58. p.61­-68. National Proceedings: Forest and Conservation Nursery Association - 2008. 2009.

Culminating 20 years of breeding efforts, in spring 2008, The American Chestnut Foundation (TACF) delivered its first 500 chestnuts to the USDA Forest Service for testing on National Forest lands. The expectation is that these seedlings will be more resistant to chestnut blight (Cryphonectria parasitica) than are pure American chestnut trees (Castanea dentata).


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Author(s): Paul H. Sisco

Publication: National Nursery Proceedings - 2008

Event: Southern Forest Nursery Association
2008 - Asheville, North Carolina