Just plant some American chestnut. Ignore why such a wide ranged tree is endangered
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LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 1 week ago
Except it’s only native to the central valley in California so if you’re anywhere else this is not going to have any effect.
I guess this person just didn’t look up its range or something?
Most endangered species have restricted ranges, which is part of what makes them endangered. So you’ll have to do the work to find out what might be present in your local area.
captainlezbian@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Wildmimic@anarchist.nexus 1 week ago
For everyone who wants to know why it’s endangered: Because of a fungus that originally grew on the japanese chestnut variant (starting in the early 1900s), to which the american chestnut has no resistance - it is estimated that in in first half of that century, three to four billion tree died to that fungus. In the original geographic range of the American chestnut, only 4 mature trees remain. There are still some root systems that sprout saplings, but they get killed off by the fungus quickly. There are some enclaves in other areas that still have a few hundred, like in northern Michigan
fizzle@quokk.au 4 days ago
Besides which, of you could just propagate and pla t this stuff wherever, it wouldnt be rare and protected.
Skuldug@lemmy.world 4 days ago
So the proper name for the blue elderberry is Sambucus cerulea? Asking for a friend, who wants to be sure they get the right type of seeds.
LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 4 days ago
Yes, that’s correct.