Mystery plant's closely related to American chestnut
BY JOHN NELSON
Curator, USC Herbarium
Posted 10/10/10
And now for a moment or two of solemn remembrance.
The American chestnut (Castanea dentata) is a tree that shall for evermore be remembered - nay, immortalized - as a true forest giant of the eastern U.S., often up to 100 feet tall and frequently …
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