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Description:

"This is the tallest known American chestnut tree in North America, clocking in at precisely 115 feet. It's an exciting find for those seeking to eventually restore the tree to its previous habitat."
Susan Sharon/MPBN


Date:

Contemporary as of Sep 2016. Exact photo date unknown

Creator:

Melanie Tenorio

Subject

American Chestnut Tree

Contributor

None recorded.

Format

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Source:

http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2015/12/17/459203467/in-the-maine-woods-a-towering-giant-could-help-save-chesnuts
In The Maine Woods, A Towering Giant Could Help Save ...
www.npr.org



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Maine Public
http://mainepublic.org/#stream/0

Citation

Melanie Tenorio, “A surviving American Chestnut Tree in the Maine woods,” Appalachian Trail Histories, accessed November 8, 2024, https://appalachiantrailhistory.org/items/show/172.
Chestnut Tree - permission from Main Public.jpg