Record #:

2796

Author(s):

Caffrey, Elizabeth

Abstract:

Before most were killed by a blight in the early 20th-century, the American chestnut spread from the East Coast to the Mississippi River. Because the roots survived, many botanists feel a method will be found to bring the trees back.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 60 Issue 2, Feb 1996, p24-27, il

Subject(s):

American chestnut; Chestnut blight