Click on thumbnail photos below to get a larger picture. All photos were taken by VA Chapter member Jack LaMonica.
Thanks, Jack!
A small chestnut tree growing in an open canopy
Photo shows tree infected by the fungus. Note: the base of the tree is swollen and dark colored
Brightly colored leaves of chestnut as well as close up of leaf shape
Split base of infected chestnut tree with new shoots present
Photo showing split base of infected tree with new sprouts
Thin transparent leaves of young chestnut tree.
The blight has split the bark of this tree and the orange fungus is starting to develop
A new chestnut sprout has grown in the open
Good example of multiple shoots growing off dead tree
Photo of multiple dead chestnut trees along the dirt road
A photo looking up through chestnut trees showing fans of leaves
Photo of the silver and gray bark of a small chestnut tree (2-3 inch trunk)
Photo shows a young chestnut tree with the bright green leaves