Where Chestnut Trees Are Thriving Now Across America - Away State Journal
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A blight in the early 1900s nearly wiped out the American chestnut tree, once a staple food source and building material. Farmers are now planting blight-resistant hybrid chestnut trees in an effort ...
Types of Chestnut There are dozens of chestnuts cultivated around the world, but there are five main species. These chestnut varieties include; Castanea crenata: known as either the ‘Japanese chestnut’ or ‘Korean chestnut.’ Castanea dentata: a type of American chestnut that grows in the Eastern parts of the United States.
Four main species of chestnut trees cultivated around the world for their nuts; Castanea sativa in Europe, C. dentata in North America, C.mollissima in China and C. crenata in Japan.
Chestnut, genus of seven species of deciduous trees in the beech family (Fagaceae), native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. The burlike fruits contain edible nuts, and several species are cultivated as ornamental and timber trees.
The chestnut (botanical name, Castanea) is a large, brown nut that grows inside a spike-covered fruit (called a burr) on tall, deciduous trees. While burrs contain clusters of up to seven chestnuts, each chestnut has a single seed, making it a true tree nut.
