. Chestnut blight. Chestnut blight; Chestnut. CHESTNUT BLIGHT AND RESISTANT CHESTNUTS 1 I ! I. FiGUKE 6.—A swDlleu )ilight canker, with suckers belcjw it. DETERIORATION AND USE OF BLIGHT-KILLED CHESTNUT Before the blight fungus at- tacked, chestnut made up 25 percent of the forest stands on 3o,000,()00 acres in tlie soutliern Appalachians. The timber was used for tannin ex- traction, lumber, poles, ties, mine 291919° props, piling, fence posts, cordwood, and pulpwood. Sawed chestnut lumber was much in demand. The bark of blight-killed Ameri- can chestnut begins to loosen about a year after the
. Chestnut blight. Chestnut blight; Chestnut. CHESTNUT BLIGHT AND RESISTANT CHESTNUTS 1 I ! I. FiGUKE 6.—A swDlleu )ilight canker, with suckers belcjw it. DETERIORATION AND USE OF BLIGHT-KILLED CHESTNUT Before the blight fungus at- tacked, chestnut made up 25 percent of the forest stands on 3o,000,()00 acres in tlie soutliern Appalachians. The timber was used for tannin ex- traction, lumber, poles, ties, mine 291919° props, piling, fence posts, cordwood, and pulpwood. Sawed chestnut lumber was much in demand. The bark of blight-killed Ameri- can chestnut begins to loosen about a year after the killing. After 8 -54-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original 1906-1960
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