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Submitted 3 weeks ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to science_memes@mander.xyz
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Infynis@midwest.social 3 weeks ago
protist@mander.xyz 3 weeks ago
TIL there are trees called Chinquapins that are closely related to chestnuts, and that the Chinquapin oak is named after Chinquapin trees because its leaves are similar in shape. I had only ever heard of Chinquapin oaks before.
TachyonTele@piefed.social 3 weeks ago
Is that what all the spots and growths are on the leaves on all the trees this past year, or is that something different?
SlippiHUD@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
That’s something different, chestnut blight attacks the inner bark layer on the trunk and girdles the tree, killing everything above that point on the trunk.
prettybunnys@piefed.social 3 weeks ago
Goodish news everyone
https://tacf.org/meet-the-trees/
A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
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deranger@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
My friend’s dad just built a new house and he’s got some resistant Chestnut trees he got from Cornell planted around his place. Really excited to see them grow.
prettybunnys@piefed.social 3 weeks ago
I’d like to get some planted in my neighborhood.
I’m gonna petition the HoA to plant some where we just had a few old trees fall, and then just do it if they don’t listen.
Midnitte@beehaw.org 3 weeks ago
Bring back roasting chestnuts over an open fire!
Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
Maybe the American ones taste better, but the store bought ones I had years ago were disappointing. Maybe you need to dress them up, these were plain.