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By L.W. WOOD County Forester
RECENTLY I have noticed an increased interest in the American chestnut, having received many calls and questions on the subject. The following information may be of interest to readers around the county.
Members of the older generation will remember that the native American chestnut was once a major forest tree in this area. The chestnut, besides being very common, was a very useful tree. Its wood was tough, uncommonly durable, and easily split into rails or firewood. Tannin was extracted from its bark and used for leathermaking. Each fall the ripe nuts were harvested, and were either roasted or used to make such foodstuffs as breads, beverages, soups, and confections.
Shortly after 1900, an exotic form of chestnut (known as the
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