. Bulletin (Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters), no. 51-55. Forests and forestry. m. -â -irt*.;:!!*.,! A PROMISING CHESTNUT SPROUT UNDER OBSERVATION. J^ii^ J^'^^^^'°'^ sprout, five inches in diameter at breast height, 28 feet tall which has borne several crops of burs within recent years, typifies the chestnut's struggle to recover from the blight. 32 âif,iâg that this destructive disease has p^ssed^U^^ i:Z'::^^'^^"lsr^^V^'^^r:S"°' .his Comtnoâwealth. Recent Evidence of Progress (^nu^r^ nf the chestnut situation centers in the Probably the most --""gmg feature
. Bulletin (Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters), no. 51-55. Forests and forestry. m. -â -irt*.;:!!*.,! A PROMISING CHESTNUT SPROUT UNDER OBSERVATION. J^ii^ J^'^^^^'°'^ sprout, five inches in diameter at breast height, 28 feet tall which has borne several crops of burs within recent years, typifies the chestnut's struggle to recover from the blight. 32 âif,iâg that this destructive disease has p^ssed^U^^ i:Z'::^^'^^"lsr^^V^'^^r:S"°' .his Comtnoâwealth. Recent Evidence of Progress (^nu^r^ nf the chestnut situation centers in the Probably the most --""gmg feature o^ the * ^^^^^.^, ^^^^^ âj ââ,3. fact that the young sprouts h^^e^^^^un recently to b ^^ ^^^^^^^ ^^^^.^.^^ For the past six years or more che tnu ^u ^^^J^^ ^^^ââ, ,â widespread as to vithin the State, In some places °vrrence ha ^^^j^^^ attract public attention. They have ^1^" "peaally "o^^^ ^^^^.^^^ .^j^^_ southern and central portions of the St^te representing me g ,^_ tion. where the new sprouts have' attamed largest s.^e -fj^^^'J^^ ;â qâ,â,ity cheated that many persons were successful m gathermg chestnuts, rang g from a pocket-full to several quarts ^^^â^ ââ It is surprising to observe the abundance of b"" jh'* n°« ^^^j. very young sprouts. Last year the wnter gathered more '^an "^e 'i lent'nuts from sprouts which were only seven years oid^ Th. part cu r been burned over in 1926 and more than ten per eent°f the result ngct, P .ere bearing fruit. The â¢"^â vM-l ^^ ^^^^^^^ ffind elsUere ':z str^ith^ :z ^^i-rt:^^ r::>"hr:h::t :r^:e^foTm^;\r A^hef :rro=b^"^^^^^ ^:^ coums on several others ranged from 20 to 30 burs. . , âââ the i>ast several years was Another encouraging feature of the chestnut crop for 'he Past sev y ;:* *' ri::."t»s r*r-o,- *-«...................« with the kernel filled out completely. The Resulting Situation f .ffnrt of the chestnut to produce nuts
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