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    Chinese Chestnut: The Bread Tree

    By Sheereen Othman | November 29, 2016

    Castanea mollissima There was a time in colonial America when American chestnut was the most popular tree in the eastern forest. The trees grew fast, tall, were rot-resistant and hardy. Besides its visual appeal, chestnuts tasted great. But then things changed, the chestnut blight made its way to the continent, overtaking most American chestnut trees. The decline of American chestnut made space for its relative to settle in: the Chinese Chestnut. The Chinese chestnut offers something the American can’t, it…

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