Record #:

8683

Author(s):

Wilson, Jim

Abstract:

Once covering nine million acres in the eastern United States and Ohio River Valley, the American chestnut was virtually eliminated by an Asian fungus blight in the 1900s. The National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) and The American Chestnut Foundation (TACF) are working together to plant blight-resistant chestnut trees. The chestnut was an important food source for wild turkeys. The restoration of the chestnut is a long-term project. The new tree in development will have the blight resistance of the Chinese chestnut and the physical appearance of the American chestnut.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 71 Issue 3, Mar 2007, p36, il

Subject(s):

American chestnut