The American chestnut (Castanea dentata) is a large, fast-growing deciduous tree of the beech family native to eastern North America. As is true of all...
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the Northern Hemisphere. Chestnut trees are of moderate growth rate (for the Chinese chestnut tree) to fast-growing for American and European species. Their...
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The American chestnut (Castanea dentata) and American chinquapin (Castanea pumila) are highly susceptible to chestnut blight. The European chestnut (Castanea...
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The American Chestnut Foundation (TACF) is a nonprofit American organization dedicated to breeding a blight-resistant American chestnut (Castanea dentata)...
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Chestnut stuffing is a type of stuffing for roast goose and turkey dishes. Chestnut stuffing was more common in early American cuisine than it is in modern...
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American Chestnut Foundation (TACF) to restore the American chestnut to the forests of North America. These Darling-58 trees are attacked by chestnut...
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Castanea mollissima (redirect from Chinese Chestnut)
Castanea mollissima, also known as the Chinese chestnut, is an Asian species of chestnut tree in the family Fagaceae. It is a deciduous tree growing to...
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Chestnut may also refer to: Chestnut (dance), an English country dance Chestnut (film), a 2023 American drama Chestnut (joke), British slang for an old...
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Morris Lamont Chestnut (born January 1, 1969) is an American actor. He first came to prominence for his role as Ricky in the 1991 film Boyz n the Hood...
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The sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa), also known as the Spanish chestnut or just chestnut, is a species of tree in the family Fagaceae, native to Southern...
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The American Chestnut Cooperators' Foundation (ACCF) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, scientific, and educational foundation that was organized in 1986 and...
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Joseph Christian Chestnut (born November 25, 1983) is an American competitive eater. As of 2024[update], he is ranked first in the world by Major League...
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Chestnut is a 2023 American drama film written and directed by Jac Cron in her feature directorial debut, and starring Natalia Dyer, Rachel Keller, Danny...
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Castanea crenata (redirect from Japanese Chestnut tree)
Castanea crenata, the Japanese chestnut or Korean chestnut, is a species of chestnut native to Japan and Korea. Castanea crenata exhibits resistance to...
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Zimmermannia bosquella (redirect from American chestnut moth)
the North American nut species led to a catastrophic population decline when almost all of the American chestnut trees fell victim to chestnut blight. The...
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Bill Owens (songwriter) (category American country songwriters)
Dollywood property over his lifetime. The Bill Owens American Chestnut Fund was established by the American Eagle Foundation at Dollywood to continue conservation...
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Aesculus (redirect from Horse-chestnut tree)
Aesculus (/ˈɛskjʊləs/ or /ˈaɪskjʊləs/), with species called buckeye and horse chestnut, comprises 13–19 species of flowering plants in the family Sapindaceae...
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Ben Chestnut (born 1973/1974) is an American Internet entrepreneur. He is the co-founder (with Dan Kurzius) and former CEO of Mailchimp, an email marketing...
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Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut is an American actress and writer who has worked on Broadway, film and television. She is best known for her role as Ensign Sidney...
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Castanea pumila (redirect from Dwarf chestnut)
known as the Allegheny chinquapin, American chinquapin (from the Powhatan) or dwarf chestnut, is a species of chestnut native to the southeastern United...
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to do with American Indians but is an iron oxide pigment the use of which is popular in India. The chestnut-coloured woodpecker The chestnut-backed chickadee...
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Chestnut is a hair coat color of horses consisting of a reddish-to-brown coat with a mane and tail the same or lighter in color than the coat. Chestnut...
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The chestnut, also known as a night eye, is a callosity on the body of a horse or other equine, found on the inner side of the leg above the knee on the...
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larvae. American chestnut crop infestation rates between 50% and 75% were considered normal. With the spread of the chestnut blight in American chestnut trees...
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"Duce" Chestnut (born December 5, 2002) is an American football cornerback for the Syracuse Orange. He previously played for the LSU Tigers. Chestnut attended...
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ability to evolve rapidly and to disperse broadly. Chestnut blight was first noticed in American Chestnut trees that were growing in what is now known as...
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occupied by oak–chestnut forests dominated by a variety of oaks (Quercus spp.), hickories (Carya spp.) and, in the past, by the American chestnut (Castanea...
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Chestnut is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut, American actress Ben Chestnut, American billionaire tech executive...
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is developing a Chestnut Plantation with seedlings representing all of Maine's surviving American Chestnuts. Daughters of the American Revolution Historical...
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Cyrus Chestnut (born January 17, 1963) is an American jazz pianist, composer and producer. In 2006, Josh Tyrangiel, music critic for Time, wrote: "What...
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