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Journal of The American Chestnut Foundation (TACF)
Chestnut and Blight Images

Various old images of Chestnut trees and products from the PA Chestnut Blight Commission

Other Chestnut Documents and Links
Ban Li - Chestnut Blight in China

For more information on the blight as seen first-hand in China, check out Ban Li, which is Chinese for "chestnut". The article below is a partial translation by Chengguo Wang of the Northwestern College of Forestry in Shaanxi. The original Chinese text was drawn up in 1979 for use within Chinese production areas. Only parts of the text were translated.

Restoration of American Chestnut to Forest Lands

A conference and Workshop held May 4-6, 2004. Cooperation of National Park Service, Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units Network, Pennsylvania State University, and the American Chestnut Foundation

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