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Old 03-04-2012, 09:07 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Default Re: The American Chestnut Foundation & Dunstan?

I may have found the answer to my question.
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....Chinese-cross trees like the Dunstan rarely achieve heights above 25 feet, so the thrust of this aspect of the academic/scientific community is to develop a blight-resistant American chestnut that can establish itself again as a giant in the eastern forest. .... The American Chestnut: Is There Hope? - Favorite Articles - Archive
It appears that the Dunstan hybrid duplicates the chinquapin being perhaps between the Appalachian and Ozark varieties in size. The nut is very sweet and can be large. The original american chestnut made 200 feet in height. So I now understand the issue. There are some Chinquapins in my area, possibly planted by settlers or even native americans.
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