American chestnut in Ohio's historic woodlands

Todd Hutchinson; James Dyer

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American chestnut in Ohio's historic woodlands

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Todd Hutchinson, James Dyer

Year:

2021

Type:

Magazines or Trade Publications

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

Ohio Woodland Journal. 28(3):16-17, 24-25.

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Abstract

Essentially all mature American chestnut trees in Ohio were killed by the chestnut blight in the 1920s and 1930s. However, chestnut sprouts that emerge from the base of the tree (the belowground "root collar") after the top dies are resistant to the blight while they remain small. Chestnut sprouts, though uncommon, persist in the understory of woodlands in southern and eastern Ohio today.

Keywords

American chestnut, Ohio, forest history, witness trees

Citation

Hutchinson, Todd; Dyer, James. 2021. American chestnut in Ohio's historic woodlands. Ohio Woodland Journal. 28(3):16-17, 24-25.