- American chestnut - Wikipedia
This species has been the chief source of commercial chestnuts in the United States Japanese chestnut was inadvertently introduced into the United States by Thomas Hogg in 1876 and planted on the property of S B Parsons in Flushing, New York
- American Chestnut Range Map | The American Chestnut Foundation - tacf. org
The American chestnut tree reigned over 200 million acres of eastern woodlands from Maine to Mississippi until succumbing to an imported fungus known as the chestnut blight during the first half of the 20th century An estimated four billion American chestnuts grew within this range
- Where Do Chestnut Trees Grow? (Finally Explained!)
The chestnut tree became one of the dominant species in eastern North America from what is now southern Maine, growing west to the Great Lakes and south to the Gulf Coast
- Where do chestnuts grow in the US? - Green Packs
The American chestnut tree can be found in several states along the Appalachian Mountains, including West Virginia, Virginia, Delaware, Maryland, New York, and Pennsylvania
- Cracking the Nut: Understanding US Chestnut Production in a Global . . .
The US is well-positioned to meet growing domestic and global demand for tree nuts by expanding production of chestnuts in the eastern half of the country, where the chestnut tree once served as a staple food source
- Chestnut Resource Hub | The Center for Agroforestry
Chestnut cultivation is increasing in the US where the Chinese (C mollissima), European (C sativa), and Japanese (C crenata) species are most commonly grown for their edible nuts
- Chestnuts | Agricultural Marketing Resource Center
The United States has 1,587 farms producing chestnuts on more than 4,200 acres (NASS 2017) The top five states with the most chestnut acreage were Michigan, Florida, California, Oregon, and Virginia (NASS 2018)
- Production and Marketing of Chestnuts in the Southeastern United States
Four species of chestnuts and several of their hybrids are grown in the United States today American chestnuts (Castanea dentata) have small, sweet nuts, upright growth form, and are highly susceptible to chestnut blight
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