Record #:

30872

Author(s):

Miller, Hannah

Abstract:

American chestnut trees were plentiful in the Appalachian forest, until the chestnut blight disease caused a rapid, widespread die-off in the early part of the twentieth century. Farmers and volunteers in western North Carolina are working with the American Chestnut Foundation to plant, grow and re-establish chestnut trees in the state’s forests.

Source:

Carolina Country (NoCar HD 9688 N8 C38x), Vol. 41 Issue 12, Dec 2009, p14-15, il, por

Subject(s):

Chestnut blight; Forest conservation; Tree planting