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According to this article the american chestnut was amazing. Until it was wiped out by blight brought over from chinese chestnuts.

Wait, what? Why were chinese chestnuts being brought to America, when american chestnuts, and chestnut trees, were so much better?

Well, it could only be to undercut the market.

And where did the importation of this chinese chestnut blight happen?

In New York City.

Numerous american traditions, and ways of life, ruined by "someone" doing business in NYC, trying to undercut the american chestnut market.

Ask yourself who, and why.

I'm not saying its the usual suspects, but at this point I would not be surprised.

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1476327661618225153.html According to this article the american chestnut was amazing. Until it was wiped out by blight brought over from chinese chestnuts. Wait, what? Why were chinese chestnuts being brought to America, when american chestnuts, and chestnut trees, were so much better? Well, it could only be to undercut the market. And where did the importation of this chinese chestnut blight happen? In New York City. Numerous american traditions, and ways of life, ruined by "someone" doing business in NYC, trying to undercut the american chestnut market. Ask yourself who, and why. I'm not saying its the usual suspects, but at this point I would not be surprised.

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Thank you GetCynical. I happened upon my interest in chestnut trees as a small child in the basement wood shop of my grandfather’s two story chestnut log home he had salvaged and rebuilt onto a hillside to allow for a half exposed basement. In it he had stacks of wormy chestnut that he made furniture from. He took me to a holler a few times in the early to mid sixties where a single surviving chestnut tree was to harvest the nuts for Christmas time. Years later when I moved back that way for a spell I tried many, many times to locate it, but never could find it. I’ve often thought about that grand ol’ tree, grandpa and collecting those chestnut burrs. There are other surviving American Chestnut trees out there. Hopefully someday they’ll find a way to bring them back.