American Chestnut
by Ted Kinsman
Title
American Chestnut
Artist
Ted Kinsman
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
The American Chestnut (Castanea dentata) is a large, deciduous tree of the beech family native to eastern North America. Before the species was devastated by the chestnut blight, a fungal disease, it was one of the most important forest trees throughout its range. There are now few if any mature specimens of the tree, except where it was planted in blight-free regions distant from its original range. The leaf on the left shows the bottom of the leaf, while the leaf on the right shows the top of the leaf.
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June 1st, 2013
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