Can someone help me find out about the american chestnut tree?

where are they found in canada and any good sites about the american chestnut tree. plz

Can someone help me find out about the american chestnut tree?
Yes, they are found in Canada. The native range extended north into southern Ontario. Here is a good article about a survey of American Chestnut trees performed in 2001-2003 in southern Ontario, Canada. At that time 682 trees where identified and many (75%) where still blight free. Its a good read.





http://www.uoguelph.ca/~plpathol/PDFs/Ti...





Today, incredibly, chestnut still survives in much of its former range, mostly as sprouts from the old root systems. The roots and root collar are resistant. In many places, various oaks have replaced it. In the oak stands, you can hardly find chestnut. When the oaks are cut, fairly dense sprouts of chestnut pop up, trying to do their thing. But before they can get big enough to sexually reproduce, the damn disease cuts them down. They don't seem to stand much chance of adapting.





Web sites: http://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=A0ge...
Reply:The "Sunset Western Garden Book" is a valuable gardening book for information.





PAMELA J.
Reply:As you probably know the were wiped out by blight. A new cultivar with resistance can now be found at nurseries. Wiki has good links. RScott