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Cultivation Populations of American chestnut were devastated by the mid-20th century by chestnut blight, Cryphonectria parasitica, syn. Endothia parasitica; Chinese chestnut and Japanese chestnut are relatively immune. Devastation was such that American chestnuts are no longer commercially viable. The European chestnut is also susceptible and has been attacked by blight since 1938 and production is consequently decreasing.


 

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Walnuts and pine nuts with their high oil content turn rancid quite quickly so its well worth keeping them in the freezer. The American chestnut is classified as Castanea dentata, the chinquapin as Castanea pumila, the European chestnut as Castanea sativa, the Japanese chestnut as Castanea crenata, and the Chinese chestnut as Castanea mollissima. Although young shoots spring up around the dead trunks, they die before they become old enough to bear fruit. The Chinese chestnut produces a large, tasty nut, but the yield from the Japanese tree is of inferior quality. Efforts are being made to breed a type of American chestnut resistant to the disease, by crossing it with the blight-resistant Chinese and Japanese chestnuts, in order to replace the old chestnut forests. Chestnuts can be a snack, main course, or dessert: soups, pastas, breads, cakes, and even ice cream.



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