The Ameican Chestnut, and it’s Demise

The leaf you see to the right is that of an American Chestnut (Castanea dentata). I found this leaf last year in an Arbortoreum in Wyckoff, NJ. The American Chestnut is one of the most rare trees that you could find in this area. It wasn’t always so hard to find. The tree used to […]