WORMY CHESTNUT LUMBER

The American Chestnut (Castanea dentata), a member of the beech family (Fagaceae), was once the most important forest tree throughout much of the eastern United States and southeasternmost Canada. A rapidly growing tall and broad deciduous hardwood tree, it reached up to 45 m (150 feet) tall, 30 m (100 feet) across, with a trunk up to 3 m (10 feet) in diameter, and ranged from Maine and southern Ontario to Mississippi, and from the Atlantic coast to the Appalachians and the Ohio valley. There are several related chestnut species such as the European Sweet Chestnut, Chinese Chestnut and Japanese Chestnut, which are distinguishable from the American species. C. dentata can be best identified by the larger and more widely spaced saw-teeth on the edges of its leaves, as indicated by the scientific name dentata, Latin for "toothed". The leaves, which are 14-20 cm long and 7-10 cm broad, also tend to average slightly shorter and broader than those of the Sweet Chestnut... The American..

Also known as: Wormy Chestnut Lumber Co., Wormy Chestnut Lumber Company

Primary location: Boone United States