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| CHESTNUT... |
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| ...SPINEY CHESTNUT HUSK... |
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| ... OPENS WHEN RIPE TO REVEAL ONE TO THREE SWEET, EDIBLE NUTS |
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| YOUNG AMERICAN CHESTNUT TREE ON CORNER OF TENTH ST. AND MANYPENNY AVE, ... |
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| CHESTNUT LEAF, NOTE FALL COLOR AND SHARP, CURVED TEETH... |
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| CHESTNUT MALEFLOWERS |
Tuesday, 8:45 AM. 50 degrees F at the ferry dock, 46 on the back porch. Wind ENE, very blustery. The sky is partly cloudy, the humidity 80% and the barometer rising some, now at 30.1". It looks as though we will escape a killing frost for a while yet.
This has been a very good year for nut production. The young American chestnut (Castanea dentata), in the Beach Family (Fagaceae) on the corner of Tenth St. and Manypenny Ave. has produced well. It is a relatively rare tree, as it is not infected with the blight that has destroyed millions of these native trees in the last century (use the blog search engine to find prior posts regarding the American chestnut).
Bayfield is fortunate to have a few of these young chestnuts, as well as some older, native trees.
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