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American chestnut

Castanea dentata

Photo by JimJohnson2
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Field Notes

Notes:

Discovered a native American chestnut tree. Critically endangered. My first and second graders will attempt to germinate the seeds. As you can see, there is only one apparently viable seed found.

Reference Links:

American chestnut - Wikipedia, Revival of the American Chestnut - American Forests

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