Record #:

24716

Author(s):

Davis, Chester

Abstract:

Within a few years, one of the state’s most valuable natural resources was wiped out because of a blight; the American chestnut was utterly lost. The author discusses this incident and how a new hybrid could possibly replace the loss in forests.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 19 Issue 50, May 1952, p13, 19, il

Subject(s):

Chestnut blight; American chestnut