Observing and reporting the phenology along the South Branch of the Potomac
in Hampshire County, West Virginia.
Thursday, October 14, 2010
A Surviving American Chestnut
A friend took me to see this American chestnut, barely surving in a ridge overlooking the South Branch. We collected leaves and sent them to Penn State for DNA analysis, which confirmed it was the original species.
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