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Once known as “The Mighty Giant” to most in the early part of the 1900s, the American Chestnut Tree met it’s demise and by 1950 it had been eradicated from American forests. Sadly, the Chestnut Blight, a fungus imported from an Asian Chestnut Tree killed the entire population off.
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A few Chestnut trees were able to survive and within the last decade or so there has been a big push for it’s reintroduction into American forests.
This past fall, my husband purchased a good amount of Chestnut seeds. They spent their epic cold winter in my refrigerator. Around mid-January, they started to sprout! Finally, the chance for frost was over and it was time to plant them in containers. We used a mixture of Perlite and potting soil. Make sure to protect your young plants from critters like squirrels. Since the Chestnut is extremely nutritious, this is a very tasty treat for them. They can quickly ruin all of your hard work!
For information:
American Chestnut Society
Chestnut Hill Tree Farm
American Chesnut Restoration Project
Re-Purpose Reusing Your Food Containers
Green Crafts Earth Day Fairy Garden
Mother Earth / Nature Earth Day Trash pick-up for Kids with Printable
Organic Why Every Kid Should Eat Organic
Recycling This post is not trashy
Recipes with Organic Ingredients Green NoodlesBanana Bread
Gardening The rebirth of the American Chestnut Tree Growing a Pizza Garden
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This is awesome to know! Now I want one!
So sad that they were damaged. We have black chestnuts and water chestnuts in the yard. Those nuts are like cannonballs when they fall, though! Ha!
Though I noticed that the American Chestnut did not seem to be discussed the same as yesteryear along with the elm and the maple, I had no idea what had befallen this beautiful tree, or that it had suffered this plight. Thank you for sharing this important story, it is terrific that you have taken on the new emerging growth of the Mighty American Chestnut Tree for Earth Day. Thanks so much for sharing the renewed interest!
Sad this happened! Hope things change and we can preserve what we have!
WOW! I loved reading this! A great story to share on Earth Day!
Love this idea! This is exactly the thing we ought to do for Earth Day/Earth week. I see you are part of an Growing Green Earth Day Extravaganza! Please do invite me next year. I’d love to come along and participate. (Thanks for the link-up btw at the Fine Craft Guild.)
I sure will Rose!!! Thank you for coming by!! Loved your link up!
Love the pictures of the trees with people standing in front of them. Boy were those trees big!