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Diversity Explored: The European Chestnut
When I was first introduced to the European chestnut, I found it as a shrubby and stunted tree barely able to cope with Michigan’s cold winters. It was on top of a dune overlooking Lake Michigan near Grand Traverse Bay. … Continue reading
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Chinquapin Chestnut On the Move
In the shadow of the hardwood forests of North America lies a well kept treasure rarely cultivated. It is a small nut shrub called the chinquapin. Unlike any number of chestnut trees cultivated or wild, the chinquapin is mostly thought … Continue reading
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Tagged biodiversity, Castanea, Castanea pumila, chestnut, chinquapin, ecology, environment, hybrid chestnut, nature, wild food, wild species
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Strength in Numbers
In each individual tree, the pictures can tell the story of that individual and its family upbringing too. It is a narrative meant to enlighten those who will listen, tell us a scenario in a moment of time and what … Continue reading
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Tagged American-hybrid-chestnut, chestnut, nuts, seedling-trees
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