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SPECIMEN
TREES ON THE EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY CAMPUS: A
WALKING TOUR
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| 37. Chinese Chestnut (Castanea
mollissima). This tree is not susceptible to the fungus responsible for
Chestnut blight, the disease that has nearly eliminated the American Chestnut.
The disease was introduced into New York in 1904 on a stock of the oriental
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Detail images
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Chinese
Chestnut links:
Plants
for a Future
UConn
Plant Database
USDA
Plant Database
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