Author: Raphael ZonPublisher:
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Category : Chestnut
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
Chestnut in Southern Maryland
Author: Raphael ZonChestnut in Southern Maryland
Author: Raphael ZonThe American Chestnut
Author: Donald Edward DavisPublisher: University of Georgia Press
ISBN: 0820360465
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 393
Book Description
Before 1910 the American chestnut was one of the most common trees in the eastern United States. Although historical evidence suggests the natural distribution of the American chestnut extended across more than four hundred thousand square miles of territory—an area stretching from eastern Maine to southeast Louisiana—stands of the trees could also be found in parts of Wisconsin, Michigan, Washington State, and Oregon. An important natural resource, chestnut wood was preferred for woodworking, fencing, and building construction, as it was rot resistant and straight grained. The hearty and delicious nuts also fed wildlife, people, and livestock. Ironically, the tree that most piqued the emotions of nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Americans has virtually disappeared from the eastern United States. After a blight fungus was introduced into the United States during the late nineteenth century, the American chestnut became functionally extinct. Although the virtual eradication of the species caused one of the greatest ecological catastrophes since the last ice age, considerable folklore about the American chestnut remains. Some of the tree’s history dates to the very founding of our country, making the story of the American chestnut an integral part of American cultural and environmental history. The American Chestnut tells the story of the American chestnut from Native American prehistory through the Civil War and the Great Depression. Davis documents the tree’s impact on nineteenth-and early twentieth-century American life, including the decorative and culinary arts. While he pays much attention to the importation of chestnut blight and the tree’s decline as a dominant species, the author also evaluates efforts to restore the American chestnut to its former place in the eastern deciduous forest, including modern attempts to genetically modify the species.
Bulletin
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forests and forestry
Languages : en
Pages : 694
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Experiment Station Record
Author: U.S. Office of Experiment StationsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agricultural experiment stations
Languages : en
Pages : 1404
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Popular Science Monthly
Author: Miscellaneous Circular
Author: United States. Department of AgriculturePublisher:
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Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 1438
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Report
Author: Connecticut Agricultural Experiment StationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 636
Book Description
Annual Report of the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station for ...
Author: Connecticut Agricultural Experiment StationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 634
Book Description
Public Documents of the Legislature of Connecticut
Author: ConnecticutPublisher:
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Category : Connecticut
Languages : en
Pages : 1240
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