Chestnut trees

Great forests of American chestnut trees died from chestnut blight, but their cousins across the seas, European chestnuts, continue to thrive. Beautiful shade trees in their own right, they produce most of the chestnuts Americans eat today. Learn more about them here.

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Under a spreading chestnut-tree The village smithy stands; So begins H. D. Longfellow's poem 'The Village Blacksmith' one oft-remembered by people of a certain age in the UK as a poem they've learnt in school. While the poem is more about impressing the fact that "at the flaming forge of life/ Our fortunes must be wrought;", for me it ends at the first line itself. For when one begins to contemplate the spreading chestnut-tree neither fortunes nor the flaming forges of life manage to get a…

This tells about the herb known as horse chestnut which is a tree. It is used a great deal in Europe to help with varicose veins and spider veins.

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Horse-chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) tree. Well known for its seed the conker.

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Billions of American chestnut trees were wiped out by a fungus. Now, scientists are working to restore the tree to its former glory.

Chestnut Tree in bloom. It reminds me of the Spring in Paris

Chestnut trees are mostly self-pollinated and are highly famous in the USA. These trees look beautiful and are practically found in forests or orchards. All the different types of chestnut trees can also fulfill wildlife and human food needs. #chestnut #chestnuts #chestnuttrees #nuts #trees #nuttrees

Do you want to grow your own chestnut tree from a nut? It is not hard, if you follow our simple steps and tips. You will learn how to plant, care, and harvest chestnuts. You will also enjoy their beauty and taste. Read our complete guide on how to grow a chestnut tree from seed.

Love chestnuts? If you’ve ever wanted to grow your own, learn everything you need to know about caring for this nut-bearing tree now on Gardener’s Path.

Download free image of White Flowering Horse Chestnut tree lithograph. Digitally enhanced from our own original 1900 edition plates of Botanical Specimen published by Rochester Lithographing and Printing Company. about branch illustration public domain, tree, vintage tree, chestnut, and white flower 6127265

Sweet Chestnut, Castanea sativa: "Beauty in Utility" Handsome, long-lived, with texture galore, sweet chestnuts in their several varieties are distinguishe

The American chestnut (castanea dentata) was once one of the predominant tree species on the Eastern seaboard, ranging from Maine to Florida. An estimated 25% of the trees in the forests of Appalachia were American chestnuts, some reaching heights of over 36m, with similar canopy spreads and trunk diameters of 3m or more. Blight-resistant hybrids, the best being with Chinese timber varieties, are now bringing these high quality timber and mast-producing trees back into cultivation. Zone 5-8

Adding a single wheat gene helps the American chestnut withstand a fungal pathogen that nearly wiped them out.

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