Chestnut American chestnut was attacked by a fungus blight in the early 1920's and practically all standing chestnut has been killed by blight. It grew in commercial quantities from New England to northern Georgia. Now, most supplies come from dead timber which is still available because of the tree's natural resistance to decay. Such wood is sound but tends to be filled with wormholes. There are a very limited quantity of living trees in the Appalachian Mountains. |
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