| 单词 | chestnut tree |
| 例句 | A mile farther on, they came upon a second face, carved into a chestnut tree that grew beside an icy stream, where its eyes could watch the old plank bridge that spanned its flow. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Oh Alice,” I said, “isn’t Robert there? I rather fancied my tea out under the chestnut tree.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z A blackbird was singing on the chestnut tree. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Did she too have tea under the chestnut tree? Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “I have a plan,” I shouted as I ran back to the chestnut tree. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Gradually they made their way around the big old chestnut trees into the orchard. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z As they approached the top through a copse of chestnut trees, the lowering sun dropped below the cloud cover and caught the scene, dazzling the three soldiers as they rose into it. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I sit by her bed, and through the window the chestnut trees in the beer garden opposite glow in brown and gold. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z On another day the nuns got all excited because Colonel Aureliano Buendía had urinated under the chestnut tree without being concerned that the schoolgirls were in the courtyard. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z He pulled his head in between his shoulders like a baby chick and remained motionless with his forehead against the trunk of the chestnut tree. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z We all went and sat down under the chestnut tree. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z And there in the spreading chestnut tree were the knife, the dog, the fish, the old woman, the candlestick—all circled by my own hand, shaky with earache, years and years before. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I would ask Robert to bring me my tea under the chestnut tree. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z He will gaze beyond the high brick wall, the red-tile rooftops, the spike of church steeples, the linden and chestnut trees. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z It was much cooler under the willow than it had been under the chestnut tree. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z To the north we could look across a valley and see a forest of chestnut trees and behind it another mountain on this side of the river. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z By the time the chestnut tree was in sight, they felt like tiny anvils weighing me down. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z There were chestnut trees, walnut trees, lime, mulberry, fir, and a fine old beech tree. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z One morning he found Úrsula weeping under the chestnut tree at the knees of her dead husband. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Then he went to the chestnut tree, thinking about the circus, and while he urinated he tried to keep on thinking about the circus, but he could no longer find the memory. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z “It’s a chestnut tree. I ought to know. I sell chestnuts.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Instead of going to the chestnut tree, Colonel Aureliano Buendía also went to the street door and mingled with the bystanders who were watching the parade. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z It was an intricate stew of truths and mirages that convulsed the ghost of José Arcadio Buendía under the chestnut tree with impatience and made him wander all through the house even in broad daylight. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z She wants only to go home, to stand in their four-room flat and hear the chestnut tree rustle outside her window; hear the cheese seller raise his awning; feel her father’s fingers close around hers. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z I sat out in the garden under the chestnut tree in the afternoon, with a book on my lap, but I scarcely read at all. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “He came back a quarter of an hour ago. He has orders to take your tea out under the chestnut tree.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z There was a large chestnut tree just outside the window. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Our chestnut tree is in leaf, and here and there you can already see a few small blossoms. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z I thought how we might have wandered in the valley before lunch, and then sat out afterwards under the chestnut tree with books and papers. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Right at the last second she went like a blur up the side of a horse chestnut tree, stopping just out of reach. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z If he went back to the chestnut tree it was not because he wanted to but because of a habit of his body. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Tea under the chestnut tree, and the murmur of the sea coming up to us from the lawns below. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Outside the window the wind blows and the chestnut trees rustle. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Yossarian and Milo were covered in their bower by tissue-thin tiers of sloping green and largely surrounded by other gray chestnut trees and a silver spruce. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Today I saw an oak tree disguised as a chestnut tree. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z He stopped for an instant in front of the chestnut tree and once again he saw that the empty space before him did not arouse an affection either. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z They stayed for tea, of course, and instead of a lazy nibbling of cucumber sandwiches under the chestnut tree, we had the paraphernalia of a stiff tea in the drawing-room, which I always loathed. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Since the last time that he had gone out into the street to propose a war without any future to Colonel Gerineldo Márquez, he left the workshop only to urinate under the chestnut tree. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Dontos swayed as he spoke, one hand on the trunk of a chestnut tree. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She felt so much alone that she sought the useless company of her husband, who had been forgotten under the chestnut tree. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z He stayed there, exposed to the sun and the rain, as if the thongs were unnecessary, for a dominion superior to any visible bond kept him tied to the trunk of the chestnut tree. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z He was watching them from a distance, half hidden in the shadow of one of the old chestnut trees that grew near the house. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Not even a chestnut tree in “The Silver Star” gets to stand around without doing double duty. Books of The Times: ‘The Silver Star,’ a Novel by Jeannette Walls 2013-05-29T20:54:36Z Mostly though, I contented myself bytaking in the views overlooking the canal — knobby chestnut trees, vagrant homeless camps and all. A Paris Farewell 2011-03-25T18:55:10Z GQ guests crunched down paths of white pea gravel beneath mature chestnut trees flanked by pots of carmine geraniums. Fashion Diary: Milan Men’s Fashion Week, the Sun Also Sets 2013-06-28T21:01:13Z Then for much of the 19th century, it was known for the Regency architecture characterized by wide streets lined with horse chestnut trees and elegant townhouses with stucco facades and wrought-iron balconies. In England, Cheltenham Enjoys a Cultural Renaissance 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z He was aware of the environmental changes of 20th-century America, the loss of elms and chestnut trees, the depredations of industrialism and the cruel expendability of human beings caught in its maw. Perspective | I grew up in Upstate New York. It took the art of Charles Burchfield to help me rediscover the beauty of its winters. 2020-01-01T05:00:00Z The star’s aura is represented more subtly, with a working chapel named for the doctor who delivered her, say, or a small plaque commemorating her uncle Bill’s work as a conservator of chestnut trees. Christmas at Dollywood, With Streetmosphere and a Chicken Lady 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z She said she was going to show me the prize chestnut trees in the woods and the place where her parents were buried. The Many Lives of Jeannette Walls 2023-03-18T04:00:00Z We charted the springtime calendar, and the duration of the quarantine, by the evolution of the flowers: daffodils to tulips to blossoming chestnut trees to wisteria so fragrant its perfume stops you in your tracks. Under quarantine, we rediscovered our Paris neighborhood 2020-05-14T04:00:00Z By the time Beauvais dismisses some chestnut trees as “bland,” the movie screams nothing so much as the pained self-absorption of depression — an anguished revelation, but dead-on. ‘Just Don’t Think I’ll Scream’ Review: Writing With Movies 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z In it, Basho describes coming across a village monk who lived a secluded and unchanging life in a gated yard under a chestnut tree. Masterpieces of Japanese Art at the Met 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z Henry David Thoreau once heaved a big stone against the trunk of a chestnut tree to bring down a shower of nuts. Review | The most exciting novel about trees you’ll ever read 2018-04-03T04:00:00Z “The chestnut trees are inside the houses,” she said. In the Garden: Thea Alvin on Life With Pebbles and Bam Bam 2013-07-17T23:02:03Z Golden letters in a graveyard; dripping horse chestnut trees. The real Larkin 2010-06-26T23:04:00Z Owens also worked at Parton’s Dollywood theme park as a performer and his passion was restoring the native chestnut tree to the Great Smoky Mountains region. Bill Owens, uncle and musical mentor to Dolly Parton, dies 2021-04-07T04:00:00Z After the festivities, at 3:30 p.m., the museum will hold a free public ceremony to support another species, the American chestnut tree. 8 Things to Do With Your Kids in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-04-18T04:00:00Z We talked about how popular chestnut meal had been with bakers before the great American chestnut tree caught a blight and we ended up with not a single one left. I wanted the real story behind chess pie’s name. But no one wanted to talk about it. 2018-12-17T05:00:00Z The chestnut tree and its parlor are gone, but the building, the elaborate gardens and the view are still there, and open to the public. New York?s Huckleberry Friend 2010-08-26T22:37:00Z I will plant them next to my chestnut trees which are almost 15' tall - great trees and they will bear nuts next year - chestnut filled dressing is fabulous. The Movement to Define Native American Cuisine 2016-08-16T04:00:00Z His only concessions to the 21st century and his native France: free Wi-Fi and the pastis he serves beneath the chestnut tree in his garden at sundown. Next Stop: In Anhui, China, Centuries-Old Charm 2011-10-28T18:55:00Z When I leave Motion's office, a shower has just ended and the sun has come out; the pavements shine, the horse chestnut trees drip, the air smells earthy and fresh. The real Larkin 2010-06-26T23:04:00Z He built the main part of Crow House in 1920 and 1921, using chestnut tree trunks as beams and hauling rocks from a nearby sandstone quarry in a Ford Model T. Efforts to Preserve Henry Varnum Poor’s House and Its History Have Stalled 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z A big piece of jagged metal crashed onto the grounds during a concerted round of strikes in May, but lodged in a chestnut tree, not close to any animal enclosure, he said. Sleepless in Kyiv: In wartime capital, the stress of long fight weighs on everyone. Somehow, people cope 2023-07-05T04:00:00Z A branch from a horse chestnut tree hit him on the back and head, burying him - but he said Buddy dug away the foliage to help free him. Thirsk man hit by falling tree branch says dog saved his life 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z “We called them gray ghosts,” the now 77-year-old retired forester says of the American chestnut tree scattered throughout his former North Carolina home and still towering over the forest floors. To save chestnut trees, we may have to ‘play God’ 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z By contrast, a team of scientists who genetically engineered a blight-resistant chestnut tree using the same bacterium method employed earlier by Living Carbon have been awaiting a decision since 2020. For the First Time, Genetically Modified Trees Have Been Planted in a U.S. Forest 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z Yet the mostly rural state of Carinthia, which borders Slovenia and Italy, doesn’t care only about the health of the bees pollinating its apple orchards and chestnut trees. What’s the Correct Color of Bees? In Austria, It’s a Toxic Topic. 2023-02-04T05:00:00Z A forester at the Bronx Zoo was the first to sound the alarm when he noticed a dead American chestnut tree in the middle of summer. This Overlooked Scientist Helped Save Washington, D.C.’s Cherry Trees 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z The crossbreeding approach to growing blight-resistant chestnut trees proved more complicated than initially expected. At Old Coal Mines, the American Chestnut Tries for a Comeback 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z The biergarten runs alongside the main building, with most tables shaded by chestnut trees. What I’ve learned about Bavaria in beer gardens 2022-08-19T04:00:00Z Eventually, the Aiellos made their way to the southern end of the Apennine mountains, where Serrastretta sits, perched atop a road winding through slopes thickly forested with beech, pine and chestnut trees. US rabbi reviving Jewish roots in her family’s Italian town 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z Large custom kitchen with fireplace, “enchanting” stone paths with staircase and patio, terraced garden, 150-year-old chestnut tree. Talk radio still loud and clear, schedules gathering 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z Within 50 years, the towering American chestnut trees were gone. This Overlooked Scientist Helped Save Washington, D.C.’s Cherry Trees 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z As temperatures warm, the optimal range for the chestnut tree, and a number of other tree species, will be shifting northward into the northern United States and Canada, Dr. Westbrook said. At Old Coal Mines, the American Chestnut Tries for a Comeback 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z An old horse chestnut tree in West Seattle that raised emotions in the neighborhood was saved Thursday from being chain-sawed by the city. In West Seattle, crusade saves old tree from city’s chain saw 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z The seven-time world champion previously won permission to trim back a horse chestnut tree, with the support of a neighbour who said it was attracting pigeons who left droppings in their garden. Lewis Hamilton wins council battle to chop down Kensington tree 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z Under a spreading chestnut tree, the village smithies stand in another season of “Forged in Fire.” What’s on TV This Week: ‘Whitney,’ the Oscars, ‘Moon Knight,’ March Madness and more 2022-03-27T04:00:00Z So in 1904, when a chestnut tree blight was quickly killing off entire forests, she was the go-to person to identify the source. This Overlooked Scientist Helped Save Washington, D.C.’s Cherry Trees 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z “When you start talking to people about the chestnut tree, they get really excited,” Mr. French said. At Old Coal Mines, the American Chestnut Tries for a Comeback 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z Their review of a chestnut tree engineered to resist a devastating imported blight has been underway for more than 2 years, with no timetable for completion. To fight climate change, a biotech firm has genetically engineered a very peppy poplar 2022-02-23T05:00:00Z Today, the functionally extinct American chestnut tree, once the backbone of eastern North American forests, is on the precipice of a comeback. Perspective | If we want to save the natural world, we’re going to have to change it 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z The collection was shared on Twitter by Jordan Fink of Build Soil, an initiative that encourages people to plant chestnut trees as part of an attempt to rebuild carbon stores and repair the climate. 1,000 archived images reveal how root systems of plants fuel soil health 2021-01-29T05:00:00Z Huge American chestnut trees, their trunks up to 10 feet in diameter, dominated forests from Maine to Mississippi. Human-driven climate change is changing the colors of fall foliage, scientists say 2020-10-16T04:00:00Z Collectively, oak, elm, ash, hemlock, butternut, dogwood, redbud, and chestnut trees died at a rate several times greater than that of unimpacted tree species. Deadly imports: In one U.S. forest, 25% of tree deaths caused by foreign pests and disease 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z Sometime in 1989, Herbert Darling got a call: A hunter told him he had come across a tall, straight American chestnut tree on Darling’s property in Western New York’s Zoar Valley. Can Genetic Engineering Bring Back the American Chestnut? 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z The women would cook and sew while the men cut these huge chestnut trees into 11-foot rails. The ride of Sam Snead’s life - Golf Digest 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z In another village, Tanghuang, people pointed to chestnut trees that no longer bore fruit and loquat trees and squash vines that turned yellow during summer rainstorms. Chinese metal mines feed the global demand for gadgets. They’re also poisoning China’s poorest regions. 2019-12-29T05:00:00Z Department of Agriculture to assess an American chestnut tree with a gene from wheat that helps it tolerate cryphonectria parasitica, a fungus unwittingly imported to the United States over 100 years ago. High-tech chestnuts: US to consider genetically altered tree 2019-11-05T05:00:00Z Those most able to weather the climate crisis are robinia, plane, and sweet and horse chestnut trees. 'Part of German soul' under threat as forests die 2019-08-07T04:00:00Z Once there’s a deregulated chestnut tree, will you be able to buy one? Can Genetic Engineering Bring Back the American Chestnut? 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z As an undergraduate, Billo studied the blight that annihilated chestnut trees in eastern North America. What’s killing our sword ferns? 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z So I give The Post credit for its caption of the “chestnut tree . . . in Shenandoah National Park” in the photograph accompanying Elizabeth Bruenig’s Oct. Opinion | Readers critique The Post: Excitement for the Glenstone Museum and pique over falsely branded bubbles 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z But like GM crops and animals, GM trees are controversial, and ethical and ecological concerns are heightened because the chestnut trees would grow wild. To save iconic American chestnut, researchers plan introduction of genetically engineered tree into the wild 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z In London, they feast on seeds of horse chestnut trees brought from Greece. Darwin comes to town: how cities are creating new species 2018-07-23T04:00:00Z In 1904 a strange infection was discovered on the bark of dying chestnut trees in the Bronx Zoo. Can Genetic Engineering Bring Back the American Chestnut? 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z A large chestnut tree was fitted with platforms for signalers to use. Maryland farm has a notable, and notorious, history 2018-02-16T05:00:00Z A sense of languor pervades: a sluggish Seine, sculpted chestnut trees billowing in the breeze and noticeably fewer people. Summer in the city, when the city is Paris 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z Set in a landscape of rolling hills, chestnut trees and manicured lawns, the estate includes the six-bedroom, 12,000-square-foot main house, a two-bedroom cottage, two coach houses, stables, a workshop and a boathouse. House Hunting in … the Lake District, England 2017-06-21T04:00:00Z So we went for a walk in the rain and, as we stood under a horse chestnut tree, I had my first kiss. My first love song: musicians remember the soundtracks to their teenage crushes 2017-02-14T05:00:00Z Department of Agriculture tried planting Chinese chestnut trees, a more blight-tolerant cousin, to see if the species could take the American chestnut’s place. Can Genetic Engineering Bring Back the American Chestnut? 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z Only the two chestnut trees outside our house, sickly for years, would be forbidden to add their rust-afflicted foliage. Günter Grass: ‘When the time comes, we will rest on leaves’ 2016-11-19T05:00:00Z We walk down the wide, gravelled drive past majestic chestnut trees to see a typical bedroom in the new unit - the chateau's former laundry house. Inside France's 'boot camp' for wavering radicals - BBC News 2016-09-24T04:00:00Z When his grandfather grew up near Philadelphia, he said, gigantic chestnut trees towered over eastern forests. An American tragedy: why are millions of trees dying across the country? 2016-09-19T04:00:00Z Stevens’ own food forest is flourishing with apple, plum, peach, hazelnut and chestnut trees, and a variety of berries, vegetables, greens, herbs and spices. Woolley Food Forest Association aids local food bank 2016-09-18T04:00:00Z Later conversations revealed, however, that few of them actually remembered the role that the chestnut tree played in their traditional culture. Can Genetic Engineering Bring Back the American Chestnut? 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z There, in the shadow of an old chestnut tree, the sound of Ping-Pong games broke the stillness of a recent summer day. An Art Exhibit Based on a Migrant Tragedy in Austria Stirs Unease 2016-09-04T04:00:00Z Under a spreading chestnut tree, a “Milwaukee Blacksmith” stands in this new unscripted series. TV This Week, Aug. 21-27: 'Creed' and more 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z Last month, a sapling grown from the horse chestnut tree outside Anne Frank's home in Amsterdam was planted in the park, alongside other trees, shrubs and perennials. Elevated park opens at WTC site, overlooks 9/11 memorial 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z Last month, a sapling grown from the horse chestnut tree outside Anne Frank’s home in Amsterdam was planted in the park, alongside other trees, shrubs and perennials. Elevated park opens at WTC site, overlooks 9/11 memorial 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z “I’m the world’s leading authority on how to kill chestnut trees,” Maynard says. Can Genetic Engineering Bring Back the American Chestnut? 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z The park includes the “Living Wall,” a newly planted vertical garden, as well as a sapling grown from the horse chestnut tree outside Anne Frank’s home in Amsterdam. Elevated park opens at WTC site, overlooks 9/11 memorial 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z He planted one chestnut tree and posed for photos to emphasize the importance of trees to our environment. Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe has an abysmal climate record 2016-06-10T04:00:00Z They hope to prevent devastation like that experienced by American chestnut trees in the early 1900s. Patapsco Valley is proving ground for Maryland’s effort to restore hemlock forests 2016-05-04T04:00:00Z Then, in 1904, the chief forester at the New York Zoological Park—now the Bronx Zoo—noticed that some of the chestnut trees in the park were ailing. A Radical Attempt to Save the Reefs and Forests 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z A rack of shelves under intense fluorescent bulbs holds hundreds of cube-shaped plastic containers with miniature, rootless chestnut trees. Can Genetic Engineering Bring Back the American Chestnut? 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z The hybrids Ohio is planting are a mix of American and Chinese chestnut trees. Ohio plants hybrids in effort to bring back chestnut trees 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z Is he announcing he’s reversing course on the real problem — oil and fracked gas — or is he just noisily celebrating the policy equivalents of chestnut trees? Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe has an abysmal climate record 2016-06-10T04:00:00Z This could mean protecting a species like the Tasmanian devil, now endangered by an infectious cancer, or engineering the East Coast's chestnut trees to resist the chestnut blight that has devastated their growth. 5 Reasons Gene Editing Is Both Terrific and Terrifying 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z Within five years, chestnut trees from Maryland to Connecticut were dying. A Radical Attempt to Save the Reefs and Forests 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z Chapter members gave detailed updates on the status of what seemed like every large chestnut tree living in New York State. Can Genetic Engineering Bring Back the American Chestnut? 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z It's estimated that only a few dozen large chestnut trees are left standing in Maine. American Chestnut Foundation: Tallest known American chestnut tree discovered in Lovell forest 2015-12-02T05:00:00Z It was hard to imagine a cacophony of hate in a silent house under the quiet shade of hundred-year-old chestnut trees. Female technology journalists report abuse is still the name of the game 2015-10-11T04:00:00Z A similar chestnut tree will be temporarily planted in its place. President Clinton speaks at opening of Anne Frank exhibit 2015-10-02T04:00:00Z The culprit was identified as a fungus, which had been imported from Asia, probably on Japanese chestnut trees, Castanea crenata. A Radical Attempt to Save the Reefs and Forests 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z There was just one problem: The tree wasn’t making any, because there were no other chestnut trees nearby to pollinate it. Can Genetic Engineering Bring Back the American Chestnut? 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z A 1910 brochure assured prospective buyers looking for a refuge amid the acres of elm and chestnut trees that “Jamaica Estates is the same distance from Herald Square that Columbia University is from City Hall.” Donald Trump’s Old Queens Neighborhood, Now a Melting Pot, Was Seen as a Cloister 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z He used the wood from a horse chestnut tree planted by George Washington and steel from the twin towers. Bladesmith to be inducted into Arkansas Outdoor Hall of Fame 2015-08-03T04:00:00Z The Virginia chapter of the American Chestnut Foundation says Dierauf is a leading woodlands expert who spent much of his career working to develop a chestnut tree that’s resistant to disease. Montpelier to hold ceremonial planting of chestnut seedling 2015-04-20T04:00:00Z By the nineteen-forties, some four billion American chestnut trees had been wiped out. A Radical Attempt to Save the Reefs and Forests 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z Unlike oaks, which drop acorns only during some years, chestnut trees produce a huge nut crop every fall. Can Genetic Engineering Bring Back the American Chestnut? 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z Local emblems will also be displayed such as Kiev’s chestnut trees and the traditional embroidery of its West Podillya and Vinnychyna regions. Ukraine’s Fashion Week to Focus on the Country’s Future 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z Most of the full-sized American chestnut trees died after the invasive blight from Asia swept the country around the turn of the 20th century. Vermont chestnut stand may hold key to restoration 2014-07-26T04:00:00Z But for the very first time, there’s a bit of hope on the horizon—hope comes in the form of a new species of chestnut trees. Dr. Franken-Tree, I Presume: Using Biotechnology to Battle Extinction 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z Park Superintendent Bill Justice says many rural families, including the Lincolns, depended heavily on chestnut trees for both food and shelter. Chestnut trees to be planted at Lincoln birthplace 2014-05-14T04:00:00Z Pathologists proposed removing all chestnut trees in a several-mile-wide swath ahead of the main infection front, to create a kind of firebreak. Can Genetic Engineering Bring Back the American Chestnut? 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z So chestnut trees compete only against chestnut trees, flowering dogwoods against flowering dogwoods, and so on. Champion trees come in all sizes 2014-04-11T16:02:23Z A New York City nurseryman named S. B. Parsons imported Japanese chestnut trees in 1876, which he raised and sold to customers who wanted something a little exotic in their gardens. A New Generation of American Chestnut Trees May Redefine America's Forests 2014-03-01T13:30:00Z They said data showed that the disease was responsible for the death or removal of 27% of the UK's red-flowered horse chestnut trees and 11% of the nation's white-flowered horse chestnuts. Chestnut study examines pest threats 2013-07-30T00:20:52Z Perhaps four billion of the majestic trees dominated woodlands in the Eastern United States in the early 1900s, when the blight first arrived in New York on a boat carrying Asian chestnut trees. Like-Minded Rivals Race to Bring Back an American Icon 2013-07-13T23:40:05Z Few things you could plant on a piece of land would suck carbon out of the air faster than a growing chestnut tree. Can Genetic Engineering Bring Back the American Chestnut? 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z He also revealed that he planned to impose an import ban on sweet chestnut trees from areas where was considered a problem. Tree health policy to 'stop spread' 2013-05-20T10:26:56Z One or perhaps all of these shipments concealed the pathogenic fungus Cryphonectria parasitica, which chokes chestnut trees to death by wedging itself into their trunks and obstructing conduits for water and nutrients. A New Generation of American Chestnut Trees May Redefine America's Forests 2014-03-01T13:30:00Z Some believed that leaf miner damage weakened horse chestnuts, leaving them vulnerable to disease Horse chestnut trees infested with foliage-damaging leaf miner insects are not at greater risk from a bacterial disease, a study shows. Chestnut study examines pest threats 2013-07-30T00:20:52Z Where I work in the Appalachians today I am aware of the skeletal remains of American chestnut trees, victims of a past fungal epidemic that forever changed the ecology of this forest. What if there is no happy ending? Science communication as a path to change 2013-05-15T13:45:00.213Z Tanning, the other major industry that relied on the chestnut tree, switched to synthetic tanning agents. Can Genetic Engineering Bring Back the American Chestnut? 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z We see you standing on the balcony, overlooking the Embassy of Cambodia, in your dressing gown, staring into the chestnut trees, looking gormless. Zadie Smith: “The Embassy of Cambodia.” 2013-02-04T05:00:00Z Asian chestnut trees had long evolved resistance to C. parasitica, but their American relatives—which had never encountered the pathogen before—were extremely susceptible to the fungal disease known as chestnut blight. A New Generation of American Chestnut Trees May Redefine America's Forests 2014-03-01T13:30:00Z Drunken supporters had to be coaxed, or pulled, down from the graceful chestnut trees that line Kiev's main thoroughfare at times in the early hours. Image a problem despite Ukraine's soccer party success 2012-06-29T11:20:52Z President Viktor Yanukovych last year invited foreign investors to Ukraine to see blooming chestnut trees and observe "how women begin to take their clothes off when it gets warm in Ukrainian cities." Ukraine's prostitutes hope to cash in on Euro 2012 2012-06-08T09:59:09Z The gilded barge is made from wood from sweet chestnut trees grown on Prince Charles' own private estate. Diamond Jubilee pageant: Explore our hi-def picture 2012-06-04T13:14:03Z That house sits opposite a dingy retirement home, where one sometimes sees distressed souls, barely covered by their dressing gowns, standing on their tiny balconies, staring into the tops of the chestnut trees. Zadie Smith: “The Embassy of Cambodia.” 2013-02-04T05:00:00Z The largest remaining stand of mature American chestnut trees grows in West Salem, Wisconsin. A New Generation of American Chestnut Trees May Redefine America's Forests 2014-03-01T13:30:00Z In the chestnut tree , circadian clock stops in winter. How barley domesticated its clock 2012-05-14T12:45:02.933Z Under chestnut trees, in the grove near the château, I sat alone on a bench, aware of the evening’s beauty; as I sat there, the sun became a red ball behind a string of pines. Voices from the Past 2012-04-19T02:00:30.787Z The blight is a fungus that entered the United States around the year 1900 on imported Asian chestnut trees and destroyed about 4 billion native hosts by 1955. Green Blog: Coaxing American Chestnuts Back to Appalachia 2012-04-10T14:52:15Z Everywhere the vine was trained in graceful festoons, and stately walnut and chestnut trees grew along the roadside, shading us from the mid-day sun with their rich foliage. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z Linda McGuigan, one of the lab technicians, invited me to examine chestnut tree embryos under a microscope—clusters of rapidly dividing cells that have the potential to become an adult tree. A New Generation of American Chestnut Trees May Redefine America's Forests 2014-03-01T13:30:00Z The soughing of the wind through the chestnut trees, the drifting clouds, and the sharp ring of hoofs on the road, all laid as it were a solemn finger on the pulses and stilled them. The Red Cockade 2012-03-30T02:00:19.603Z Near at hand, under cover of a vast chestnut tree, were traces of domestic labor: a grindstone, a saw-pit, a woodpile, coops with clucking hens. The Great House 2012-03-30T02:00:14.973Z Old swaths of Appalachian forest land left barren by decades of coal mining may find their past is their future, if efforts to restore the American chestnut tree in reclaimed coal fields are successful. Green Blog: Coaxing American Chestnuts Back to Appalachia 2012-04-10T14:52:15Z We climbed still higher up the red sandstone hill, among gnarled old chestnut trees, to where the ancient church of San Miguel de Lino stands. Heroic Spain 2012-03-26T02:00:38.797Z Within 50 years, C. parasitica killed nearly four billion chestnut trees. A New Generation of American Chestnut Trees May Redefine America's Forests 2014-03-01T13:30:00Z They plodded some half-mile, then turned to the right, and a trifle farther came in sight of a little hamlet that nestled among chestnut trees in a dimple of the hill-face. Sophia A Romance 2012-03-18T02:00:22.773Z Almost immediately the headlights shone upon an open space under some chestnut trees. The Auto Boys' Quest 2012-03-12T03:00:25.647Z He passed several old pensioners, while in this discontented mood, sitting under the shade of the noble chestnut trees, some recounting their naval adventures while turning the quid, or smoking, and others reading. Wise Saws and Modern Instances, Volume II (of 2) 2012-03-12T03:00:23.003Z Seated on the trunk of a chestnut tree we watched the sun set over the exquisite valley. Heroic Spain 2012-03-26T02:00:38.797Z To predict how a new generation of American chestnut trees will modify the forest in the coming decades we need to examine how this one species defined the forest in the past. A New Generation of American Chestnut Trees May Redefine America's Forests 2014-03-01T13:30:00Z And Jacob took him rods of Green poplar, and of the hazel and chestnut tree, and pilled white strakes in them, and made the white appear which was in the rods. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z Many small ash, beech and chestnut trees somehow found foothold in the earthy crevices of the rocks, but of underbrush, fallen timber or similar obstructions the place was quite clear. The Auto Boys' Quest 2012-03-12T03:00:25.647Z He found himself in a small walled garden smothered in lilac and laburnum, and shaded by two great chestnut trees already so fully in leaf as to hide the house to which the garden belonged. Chippinge Borough 2012-02-15T03:00:32.210Z The chestnut trees, many of which are very old, spread their branches to great distances. How We are Fed A Geographical Reader 2012-02-07T03:00:10.237Z In the late 19th century a Wisconsin settler named Martin Hicks planted about nine chestnut trees that quickly multiplied, escaping the brunt of the chestnut blight that swept the east. A New Generation of American Chestnut Trees May Redefine America's Forests 2014-03-01T13:30:00Z There came an evening in the middle of May when she burst her sheath like any bud on the bole of one of her chestnut trees. The Turnstile 2012-01-29T03:00:09.260Z Then he drove his heels into his horse's flanks and so rode down between the chestnut trees. Parson Kelly 2012-01-28T03:00:30.303Z Vaughan stood, thinking; his eyes gazing into the shimmering depths of green where the branches of the chestnut tree under which he stood swept the sun-kissed turf. Chippinge Borough 2012-02-15T03:00:32.210Z We had better sit on the big log under the chestnut tree and be comfortable before I start.” The Girl Scouts at Rocky Ledge Nora's Real Vacation 2012-01-20T03:00:14.427Z Every spring so many chestnut trees erupted in white blossom that, from a distance, the hills appeared to be draped in quilts of snow. A New Generation of American Chestnut Trees May Redefine America's Forests 2014-03-01T13:30:00Z Come here, fellows and see this grove of chestnut trees. Bert Wilson at the Wheel 2012-01-14T03:00:19.827Z It only came into my mind when I was riding between the chestnut trees, and leaving my friend behind me.' Parson Kelly 2012-01-28T03:00:30.303Z "But hear me out!" the little man cried, dancing to and fro in his eagerness; so that, in the shifting lights under the great chestnut tree, he looked like a pert, bright-coloured bird. Chippinge Borough 2012-02-15T03:00:32.210Z Not readily finding such a land of milk and honey, he climbed into the hollow of this chestnut tree, flanked by a young ash upon the knoll, and there composed himself to sleep. A Scout of To-day 2012-01-11T03:00:22.820Z Still, by drawing on historical records and recent research on remaining chestnut trees, we can piece together a portrait of this magnificent tree’s role in the forest ecosystem. A New Generation of American Chestnut Trees May Redefine America's Forests 2014-03-01T13:30:00Z The boys all hurried forward and there, sure enough, was a regular colony of chestnut trees, their huge branches giving promise of abundant harvest, when the frost came. Bert Wilson at the Wheel 2012-01-14T03:00:19.827Z Mr. Wogan left them together, and, walking out to Dulwich, found the Colonel's horse waiting in the road between the chestnut trees. Parson Kelly 2012-01-28T03:00:30.303Z My study in the country is on the first floor, and rather above the ordinary range of the flight of the bees, except at times when the lime and chestnut trees are in blossom. The Children's Life of the Bee 2012-01-10T03:00:15.617Z Halfway down the slope was an old and leafy chestnut tree. A Scout of To-day 2012-01-11T03:00:22.820Z In areas where the blight had reduced a stand of chestnut trees to stumps, all available shade vanished, stunting plant species requiring shade to thrive. A New Generation of American Chestnut Trees May Redefine America's Forests 2014-03-01T13:30:00Z These have much more the look of chestnut trees than fir. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume III (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-04T03:00:31.713Z You will cross the court to the chapel, by the chapel you will find a path, and the path will lead you out through an arch into another road, bordered with chestnut trees.' Parson Kelly 2012-01-28T03:00:30.303Z The heart still lingers with the golden hours, An Autumn tint is on the chestnut trees, And where is all that boasted wealth of flowers? A Selection from the Works of Frederick Locker 2012-01-03T03:00:13.067Z But first I looked all about and found near by a huge hollow chestnut tree that the wood-choppers had passed by for years as not worth the cutting. A Little Brother to the Bear and other Animal Stories 2011-12-23T03:00:10.057Z Before the 1950s mature chestnut trees in their native range lived in a variety of soils—mostly well-drained acidic dirt—but also soils made from shale, sandstone and limestone. A New Generation of American Chestnut Trees May Redefine America's Forests 2014-03-01T13:30:00Z But on this particular afternoon Colonel Clarkson and Uncle Ben were drinking iced sherbet, and smoking their pipes in peace at a little wicker table under the shadow of the great chestnut tree. Shireen and her Friends Pages from the Life of a Persian Cat 2011-12-08T03:00:24.107Z Between us there was fortunately an obstacle, a fallen chestnut tree; to reach me he must either climb over it or go round, and he was too furious to put up with any delay. The Animal Story Book 2011-12-06T03:00:25.427Z And I would like to rest a little under the chestnut trees. Atlantic Narratives Modern Short Stories 2011-12-01T03:00:20.193Z This so-called chestnut tree has yellow flowers, succeeded by fibrous pods containing one large seed or nut, which, when roasted or boiled, resembles the chestnut in taste. The Nut Culturist A Treatise on Propogation, Planting, and Cultivation of Nut Bearing Trees and Shrubs Adapted to the Climate of the United States 2011-11-12T03:00:31.793Z Forest Service’s Rocky Mountain Research Station traveled to West Salem and gathered dirt and leaf litter from areas surrounding 20 chestnut trees and from 20 different spots where other kinds of hardwood trees grew. A New Generation of American Chestnut Trees May Redefine America's Forests 2014-03-01T13:30:00Z So far as I remember, there was not in it a single oak or chestnut tree. Man and Nature or, Physical Geography as Modified by Human Action 2011-11-11T03:00:34.027Z When I reached him he was already at the chestnut tree, kneeling, torch in hand, closely searching the ground. A Tale of the Kloster A Romance of the German Mystics at the Cocalico 2011-11-11T03:00:32.153Z Under a spreading chestnut tree, The village smithy stands; The smith, a mighty man is he, With large and sinewy hands, And the muscles of his brawny arm Are strong as iron bands. Homes of American Statesmen With Anecdotical, Personal, and Descriptive Sketches 2011-11-04T02:00:19.293Z Distance Between Trees.—How far apart chestnut trees should be planted will depend very much upon the species and varieties, some growing to immense trees, while others are only fair-sized shrubs at maturity. The Nut Culturist A Treatise on Propogation, Planting, and Cultivation of Nut Bearing Trees and Shrubs Adapted to the Climate of the United States 2011-11-12T03:00:31.793Z Here, fenced off from the forest, grow thousands of chestnut trees young and old. A New Generation of American Chestnut Trees May Redefine America's Forests 2014-03-01T13:30:00Z The chestnut trees turned yellow, The oak like sherry browned, The fir, the stubborn fellow, Stayed green the whole year round. Chimneysmoke 2011-10-27T02:00:25.953Z We now followed up the French infantry, which hastily retreated to a farm-yard surrounded by lofty linden and chestnut trees, and situated on a small vine-covered hill. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 60, No. 373, November 1846 2011-10-21T02:00:17.417Z The great chestnut tree on the hillside has cast its burden of ripe nuts, flung down the empty burs, and given its yellow leaves to the autumn winds. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z Why it was unfruitful I do not pretend to know, but it was certainly not for want of company, for it had large native chestnut trees all about it, and these bearing heavy crops. The Nut Culturist A Treatise on Propogation, Planting, and Cultivation of Nut Bearing Trees and Shrubs Adapted to the Climate of the United States 2011-11-12T03:00:31.793Z They were too busy looking for chestnut trees and thinking what a good time they were having to mind the weather. The Bobbsey Twins at Cedar Camp 2011-09-30T02:00:20.203Z They were now in a broken, stony lot, spotted with underbrush; a brook running through it, and here and there tall chestnut trees. "Persons Unknown" 2011-09-28T02:00:23.683Z Anticipating a “buy American” dictum, I said we would settle for 10,000 American chestnut trees. The Doctor?s World: Small Fixes: How a Failure With Measles Helped to Eradicate Smallpox 2011-09-26T22:14:52Z Now, what does the chestnut tree accomplish in a single growing season? Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z I am also inclined to believe that a very large majority of all the hardy chestnut trees of the European species scattered about the country are the direct descendants of the old Dupont stock. The Nut Culturist A Treatise on Propogation, Planting, and Cultivation of Nut Bearing Trees and Shrubs Adapted to the Climate of the United States 2011-11-12T03:00:31.793Z “This must be the place—there are chestnut trees here,” said Bert. The Bobbsey Twins at Cedar Camp 2011-09-30T02:00:20.203Z Dr. Catlin tells, in speaking of the tribes of the West, of a chief of the Mandans, Indians that often intermarried with the Comanches, named "Paducheyeh," meaning "tall or upstanding chestnut tree." Stories of Old Kentucky 2011-09-23T02:00:21.413Z On one side of the garden, whose magnificent chestnut trees were the pride of the nuns, stood small houses in which lived noble ladies retired from the world, but free from vows. The Strange Story Book 2011-09-15T02:00:13.747Z What a disaster then is the newly arisen bark disease that has already killed every chestnut tree throughout large areas in the Eastern states. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z Injurious Insects.—The chestnut tree is rarely attacked by insects. The Nut Culturist A Treatise on Propogation, Planting, and Cultivation of Nut Bearing Trees and Shrubs Adapted to the Climate of the United States 2011-11-12T03:00:31.793Z The avenue of chestnut trees... our meetings... our charming, innocent idyll.... My Memoirs 2011-09-13T02:00:28.713Z The park was famed for its beeches, chestnut trees, and oaks of stately growth; one of the latter, known by the name of "Sidney's Oak," remains standing to this day. The Boy's Book of Heroes 2011-09-06T02:00:10.323Z As they passed through the gates the Herr Doktor was sorry indeed to see that hundreds of empty and broken bottles were lying under the chestnut trees, on the now wine-stained paving stones. The Red Cross Barge 2011-09-05T02:00:20.603Z The chestnut tree grows large and attains great age, its sturdy, rough gray trunk crowned with an oblong head of irregular branches, hidden in summer by the abundant foliage mass. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z The chestnut trees, however, were, according to Laurie, away for the afternoon. The Turner Twins 2011-08-28T02:00:36.990Z The leaves of the chestnut oak and those of the yellow oak resemble the leaves of the chestnut tree. Woodcraft or, How a Patrol Leader Made Good 2011-08-24T02:00:22.913Z The little grave where her infant sleeps, Is 'neath the chestnut tree; But o'er her grave we may not weep, We know not where it may be. Little Women or Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy 2011-08-18T02:00:21.810Z A leafy grapevine, trained over stunted chestnut trees, forms an arbor which completely fills the left side of the stage; only this entrance is visible. Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays 2011-08-08T02:00:15.947Z Besides this mode of reproduction, chestnut trees, growing here and there throughout a mixed forest, are the offspring of trees whose nuts were put away, or dropped and lost by squirrels. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z Mae knew, or thought she knew, where there were chestnut trees, and led the way for three miles to what is called Two Jug Ridge. The Turner Twins 2011-08-28T02:00:36.990Z My good right arm lies about a mile south of Resaca, Ga., just north of a church at the root of a large oak or chestnut tree. The Women of the Confederacy 2011-08-05T02:00:53.333Z Under a group of chestnut trees in bright feathery flower Prince Poniotowsky and his seconds waited, their frock-coats buttoned up and their gloves and silk hats in their hands. The Girl From His Town 2011-08-05T02:00:50.677Z All her gear was white with lather, and I thought it best to lead her on to where I knew was a chestnut tree, and there wait for a lull in the storm. The Confessions of a Poacher 2011-08-05T02:00:44.470Z There was a great chestnut tree before the door, and though the month was January, my pocket thermometer registered 62� Fahrenheit in our shadowed nook. A Tatter of Scarlet Adventurous Episodes of the Commune in the Midi 1871 2011-08-04T02:00:19.957Z IN the shade of a chestnut tree outside Le Laurentis Brasserie in Lakeville, two men wearing aprons over their jeans were playing what I mistakenly referred to as boccie. | Lakeville: Brasserie Cuisine True to Its French Roots 2011-07-09T02:26:23Z As she had come through the woods, she had looked at the dead chestnut tree in the split crotch of which there had once been a flicker's nest. Nobody's Child 2011-06-29T02:00:24.827Z He had some difficulty in finding his former nest; but when he did come to the hollow between two huge roots, with the broadly spreading chestnut tree boughs overhead, he soon fell asleep. The Corner House Girls Among the Gypsies How They Met, What Happened, and How It Ended 2011-06-14T02:00:19.837Z In St. James's Park he sat down in the shadow of a large chestnut tree and tried to sort out his emotions. The Squire's Daughter 2011-06-13T02:00:25.710Z They belonged to the mountain, as the chestnut trees and the squirrels did. The Childhood of Rome 2011-06-02T02:00:22.297Z There is a fine big chestnut tree right next to that dead oak. The Corner House Girls on Palm Island 2011-06-01T02:00:23.043Z From their shelter she again studied her surroundings, then darted for the dead chestnut tree. Nobody's Child 2011-06-29T02:00:24.827Z He returned to the chestnut tree where he had lain all night, whistling. The Corner House Girls Among the Gypsies How They Met, What Happened, and How It Ended 2011-06-14T02:00:19.837Z Would I could make my bed at the foot of the chestnut tree beneath whose shade they fired upon thy breast. Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) 2011-05-28T02:00:21.687Z The chestnut trees were a-bloom and looked like huge tents with great candelabra set here and there over them; and the steady hum of the bees was like the drone of a chanter. The Childhood of Rome 2011-06-02T02:00:22.297Z She descended the marble steps, and they were soon in the dark avenue, under the thick chestnut trees. Bijou 2011-05-25T02:00:22.743Z There had been a letter for her in the chestnut tree, an impassioned letter. Nobody's Child 2011-06-29T02:00:24.827Z He passed under the broadly spreading branches of a huge chestnut tree. The Corner House Girls Among the Gypsies How They Met, What Happened, and How It Ended 2011-06-14T02:00:19.837Z The sharp north wind had rounded off the tops of the wild chestnut trees of the avenue in a singular manner; they looked as if they had been under the gardener's shears. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 1, August, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:11.200Z Now that was unusual during daytime and it flew over the chestnut tree. Nazi landing 2011-05-09T23:16:12Z And just outside the broken picket fence at the near corner of the yard there stood a huge chestnut tree with a thick body. The Red Debt Echoes from Kentucky 2011-05-08T02:00:04.810Z Swiftly she matured her resolution; then an unusual glitter came into her lovely soft eyes, and she sat down between the chestnut trees and waited. A Speckled Bird 2011-05-06T02:00:09.097Z They stood some way off with the green leaves of the chestnut trees for roof, and sang folk-songs while they blew their noses with their fingers. Royal Highness 2011-05-05T02:00:22.363Z It is on top of a hill overlooking the little town and has a beautiful lawn with great chestnut trees and oaks. At Boarding School with the Tucker Twins 2011-05-04T02:00:13.920Z Next they peeled the bark from a chestnut tree, and on this they arranged a mattress of dried moss, then tied it firmly between the two long poles. The Adventures of Fleetfoot and Her Fawns 2011-04-03T02:00:18.337Z Suddenly Orlick jumped up fifty feet to the right in the direction of the chestnut tree and fired. The Red Debt Echoes from Kentucky 2011-05-08T02:00:04.810Z It came to a termination, at the head of the hill—down which trended the long avenue skirted with chestnut trees. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z At an early hour on the following day we reached Colunga, a beautiful village on a rising ground, thickly planted with chestnut trees. The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] 2011-03-27T02:00:17.093Z A chestnut tree felled by blight in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in the 1920s. City Room: Planting Chestnuts in City Where the Tree's Blight Began 2011-03-23T22:45:57Z The hills gradually receded, till at last we entered a plain p. 333where tall grass was waving, and mighty chestnut trees, in full blossom, spread out their giant and umbrageous boughs. The Bible in Spain Vol. 1 [of 2] 2011-03-23T02:00:19.910Z The ground under the chestnut tree and along the picket fence of the old shack had been stamped and worn bare by roving stock. The Red Debt Echoes from Kentucky 2011-05-08T02:00:04.810Z The sight of this brought us to a halt, and all gathering together at the foot of a great chestnut tree, we began to argue about it for the first time. The Great White Army 2011-03-12T03:00:25.450Z A few oaks and red beeches occur, while chestnut trees grow anywhere between 1000 and 5300 ft. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" 2011-03-05T03:00:24.537Z In the late 19th century, chestnut trees, with their furrowed bark, long toothed leaves and spine-covered fruit, were as familiar and common as oaks. City Room: Planting Chestnuts in City Where the Tree's Blight Began 2011-03-23T22:45:57Z The Independent says horse chestnut trees lining 16th Century Barrington Court in Somerset are being cut down because of the spread of conker canker. Newspaper review 2011-02-26T06:24:11Z Orlick's body was in the shadow of the chestnut tree, but his head and neck were plainly visible in the moonlight. The Red Debt Echoes from Kentucky 2011-05-08T02:00:04.810Z We appeared to have reached a veritable forest, great chestnut trees taking the place of the pines and a wide pool shining under the moon's rays where the roadway ended. The Great White Army 2011-03-12T03:00:25.450Z It seems to me as if a counsel were to be held under the chestnut tree.——Shall we go down there, Melchior? The Awakening of Spring A Tragedy of Childhood 2011-02-13T03:00:19.567Z The village smith that stood beneath the spreading chestnut tree Had nothing on this youngster in the dodging of a spree. Right off the Bat Baseball Ballads 2011-02-13T03:00:19.390Z Garnished on both sides by a double row of full grown chestnut trees, it would vie in magnificence, when seen from an eminence, with the Long Walk at Windsor. Toronto of Old 2011-02-10T03:00:45.907Z Also many ponds and meadows, abounding in an infinite variety of game, numerous vines, and fine woods, a great number of chestnut trees, the fruit of which was yet in its covering. The Niagara River 2011-02-08T03:00:09.703Z Conkers on horse chestnut trees threatened by moth pest Could conker championships become a thing of the past? Conker trees threatened by moth 2011-02-01T08:32:21Z Talking thus, they had reached the "wood," really nothing more than a group of chestnut trees shading a stretch of meadow-land on the border of the lake. No Surrender 2011-01-29T03:00:22.467Z All about are great elms and chestnut trees, and the whole countryside is rich in the beauty that Moore delighted in—"sunniness and leanness," to quote his own happy phrase. Thomas Moore 2011-01-14T03:00:51.040Z But the modern Chestnut Street has nothing about it in the past or present associated with chestnut trees of any kind. Toronto of Old 2011-02-10T03:00:45.907Z "Between the village and the heath, in a little wood of chestnut trees." The Secret of Sarek 2011-01-14T03:00:49.903Z The horse chestnut tree was first introduced to the UK in the 1600s. Conker trees threatened by moth 2011-02-01T08:32:21Z Several yards beyond there was a clump of old chestnut trees, and Jack sat down in the shade of one of them, where Frank joined her a little later. The Ranch Girls in Europe 2011-01-13T03:01:01.483Z Our lad goes off and cuts down in the chestnut copse all the young chestnut trees which his master had planted, and which were very fine ones; and he comes home. Basque Legends With an Essay on the Basque Language 2011-01-11T03:00:33.670Z The evening dusk reflected from the canal through the chestnut trees, still thinly leaved, poured a vapoury grey over the tear-stained face. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z The chestnut trees in these woods are large and of great age, but suffered severely from the blizzard of 1891. Nooks and Corners of Cornwall 2010-12-30T03:00:24.033Z A common insect called the leaf miner moth does more long-term damage to horse chestnut trees than thought. Conker trees threatened by moth 2011-02-01T08:32:21Z It is now more than a century since the American chestnut tree - once 4 billion strong and an icon of East Coast forests - fell victim to a foreign blight. The mighty American chestnut tree, poised for a comeback 2010-10-18T00:35:00Z Every available space is taken under the horse chestnut trees, but strangely the shop still seems empty. County cricket ? live! 2010-08-04T10:05:00Z The canary bird sang a sorry spring song, and the sparrows outside in the chestnut trees responded. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z On the plateau willows, poplars and chestnut trees grow near the 759 streams, but nine-tenths of the country is treeless, except for scrub. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" After the roof was completed, we felled a chestnut tree which we split into spaults about four feet long. Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper Autobiography, experiences and observations of Eldred Nathaniel Woodcock during his fifty years of hunting and trapping. Some chestnut tree adherents are growing them wherever they can - in their back yards, in neighboring orchards and beyond. The mighty American chestnut tree, poised for a comeback 2010-10-18T00:35:00Z There were a few chestnut trees standing between the upper edge and the place I selected to bait them again. Bee Hunting A Book of Valuable Information for Bee Hunters - Tell How to Line Bees to Trees, Etc. He passed his arm round the gnarled branch of a small chestnut tree, and then, turning round, hid his face. To Win the Love He Sought The Great Awakening: Volume 3 He paused and drawing aside, stretched himself, face downwards, upon the grass, beyond the path, and near a cluster of low chestnut trees. The Patriot Piccolo Mondo Antico We crossed the line and drove between chestnut trees and high grassy banks starry with flowers to the Greek hotel. The Adventures of Elizabeth in Rügen He wanted to drift with the laughing crowds between the chestnut trees and to return the gay salutation of eyes that gleamed the more brightly because they had been washed with tears. The Tempering He became conscious that he was not the only watcher under the chestnut trees. The Missioner The chestnut tree seems to have been specially designed by nature for this purpose. The New Gulliver and Other Stories Beneath the chestnut trees of Origa he breathed freely once more. The Patriot Piccolo Mondo Antico Coco-nut palms, bread-fruit and chestnut trees, and wild yams, bananas, and plantains abound throughout the islands, and require little attention to make them yield an ample crop. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead Vol. II And Jacob took him rods of green poplar, and of the hazel and chestnut tree; and pilled white strakes in them, and made the white appear which was in the rods. The Book of Buried Treasure Being a True History of the Gold, Jewels, and Plate of Pirates, Galleons, etc., which are sought for to this day There is nothing anywhere, from a mountain valley in flower to a chestnut tree glistening into bud, which does not remind him of something about her—her hats, her cloaks, or her ribbons. The Book of This and That Such were the thoughts thronging through the imprisoned statesman's head, as he looked out over the tops of the chestnut trees at the old Waldburg, the former cradle of the Counts Palatine. Klytia A Story of Heidelberg Castle But Mary only shook her head and walked faster toward the old rockaway, which was standing in the shade of a tall chestnut tree. Clover and Blue Grass The Palace of Rosenborg with its superb gardens, noble avenues of chestnut trees, and graceful shrubbery is situated near the present centre of the city. Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia He looked at it; measured its distance from the ground and from the nearest of the great chestnut trees. Man and Maid Vortigern perceived in the center of a cluster of centenarian chestnut trees a hut constructed of thick layers of peat heaped upon one another. The Carlovingian Coins Or The Daughters of Charlemagne. A Tale of the Ninth Century An old chestnut tree at the back part of the Tower rendered it possible for an active and daring climber to reach a window, which he certainly could open. Klytia A Story of Heidelberg Castle After the War he set out thirteen chestnut trees near the House, one for each of the original thirteen States. Legends of the Skyline Drive and the Great Valley of Virginia They walked up the gravelled walk under the chestnut trees, whereon the leaf buds, luscious looking, with their young green surface delicately tinged with pink, looked over ready to burst into fan-shaped fulness of glory. The Heart of a Woman It was about three o'clock when, as he stopped at a watering trough under a big chestnut tree on the edge of the road, he saw a wagon coming toward him. Dick Hamilton's Fortune The Stirring Doings of a Millionaire's Son Stooping, he saw strewn about it a large number of burrs that had dropped down from the tall chestnut trees overhead. The Carlovingian Coins Or The Daughters of Charlemagne. A Tale of the Ninth Century It was surrounded by groups of ancient chestnut trees; and the terrace before the court was laid out in gardens, which were now filled with anemones, hyacinths, and other early flowers. Hungarian Sketches in Peace and War Constable's Miscellany of Foreign Literature, vol. 1 When Nosey was safely outside, he put the goose down carefully, and she ran on before him to the lake where the chestnut trees stood. Tales of the Caravan, Inn, and Palace Their dwelling was a comfortable house in the ancient style, hidden by old chestnut trees near the rocky shore of the sea, and affording the attraction of a garden stocked with various plants. Henry of Ofterdingen: A Romance. He stepped upon a mound under the overspreading branches of a chestnut tree. The Poniard's Hilt Or Karadeucq and Ronan. A Tale of Bagauders and Vagres Tom had selected a line of open shore, with a grove of chestnut trees just back of it. Madge Morton's Trust A huge panther crouched upon the limb of the chestnut tree, almost directly above the place where Peleg was standing. Scouting with Daniel Boone Cobham Park is nearly seven miles round, and its exquisitely varied scenery of wood and glade is conspicuous at the spot where the chestnut tree called "The Four Sisters" is placed. A Week's Tramp in Dickens-Land In the garden of the castle Mighty chestnut trees are standing, And a pretty gay pavilion. The Trumpeter of Säkkingen A Song from the Upper Rhine. Tall chestnut trees, throwing their shadows over its roof, gave it additional seclusion. A Little Garrison A Realistic Novel of German Army Life of To-day Swinging Here we go on the garden swing, Under the chestnut tree. Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1 Under the shadow of the chestnut trees fringing its banks, Shelley had once pushed his boat. The Brownings Their Life and Art The white goat, half-drunk, wallowed in it, and with her legs flailing in the air, rolled along the bank all over the place on the fallen leaves in amongst the chestnut trees. Letters from my Windmill But at midnight, when the last guest For his home long since had started, Low the chestnut trees were whispering. The Trumpeter of Säkkingen A Song from the Upper Rhine. The very sunshine filtered through the tall narrow panes from the great chestnut trees without, seemed of a different quality from the common light of day.... The Passionate Friends And along this broad beautiful avenue there are six rows of large chestnut trees. Around the World with Josiah Allen's Wife The idyllic summer among the grand chestnut trees came to an end, as summers always do, and October found the Brownings again in Casa Guidi, though preparing to pass the winter in Rome. The Brownings Their Life and Art The chestnut trees bowed down to the ground to stroke her with the tips of their leaves. Letters from my Windmill Hundreds of old chestnut trees make it a favorite resort for picnic parties in summer and nut-hunters in the fall. A Virginia Village Just as he did so his engine failed, and after drifting for a time his ship perched in the top of a chestnut tree on the estate of M. Edmond Rothschild. Aircraft and Submarines The Story of the Invention, Development, and Present-Day Uses of War's Newest Weapons There was a rush down the hill to the big chestnut tree about whose roots lay the prickly burs which the frost had opened to show the shining brown nuts within. A Dear Little Girl's Thanksgiving Holidays Nest about 20 feet up in a large chestnut tree. The Bird Book Illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs. Across the road under the chestnut trees the black cattle rested in the shade, gathering strength for the long swim. Dwellers in the Hills I’ll slip them on a plate and let Meg carry it out under the chestnut tree. Four Little Blossoms at Brookside Farm Making such haste as the nature of the ground permitted, he directed his course toward a tall chestnut tree, the outlying sentinel of a host of its brethren in the park. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 20, August 1877 Its favorite habitat seems to be injured places on chestnut trees, and about chestnut stumps. The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth We grouped together, sitting on the grass, Jack with his back against a big chestnut tree, I leaning against his shoulder, and Patsey reclining, with her elbow in my lap. The Lightning Conductor Discovers America The house was a log cottage covered with shingles and whitewash, set by the roadside under a great chestnut tree, its door always open in the daytime. Dwellers in the Hills Round eleven or twelve one got up, took a cup of thick chocolate, strolled on the Castellana under the chestnut trees or looked in at one's office in the theatre. Rosinante to the Road Again We halted one night at the village of Soito, where there are a great many chestnut trees of very extraordinary dimensions; the outside of the trunk keeps growing as the inside decays. Adventures in the Rifle Brigade, in the Peninsula, France, and the Netherlands from 1809 to 1815 Some fine specimens were found on dead chestnut trees in Poke Hollow. The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth But it was like the nature-loving Mr. Winters that he was more disturbed by the loss of the great chestnut tree than by that of the money. Dorothy's House Party Did I not make it myself, from an old fisherman's boat, with only a little help from Carlo, in his workshop on the canal of the chestnut trees? Rafael in Italy A Geographical Reader To make her do penance she did not put her in the dark closet this time, but posted her underneath a great chestnut tree, in the shade of a big Japanese umbrella. Our Children Scenes from the Country and the Town Poplar, gum, and chestnut trees, and especially those trees which bear cones, such as the spruce, fir, balsam, and pine are used. Makers of Many Things And so her happy face informed Mr. Linden, when he at last descended to terra firma out of the stripped chestnut tree. Say and Seal, Volume I The chestnut trees in the valley are of extraordinary size, and a rich contour of growth. Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia with Notices of their History, Antiquities, and Present Condition. The street was absolutely empty, except for the sparrows, and the big, fat, slate-coloured pigeons that strutted and coo-cooed under the shadow of the chestnut trees. The Dark Star There was a chestnut tree nearby, and we grabbed a limb and swung ourselves up just in time. The Cave Twins He lives in a little village and his forge stands beneath the shade of an immense chestnut tree with wide out-spreading branches. The Children's Longfellow Told in Prose They had sung his praise by these silvery brooks, and kneeled in prayer beneath these chestnut trees. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge It was nearly dark, and Mr Oswald and his sister and Frank were sitting on the lawn to catch the faint breeze that was stirring among the chestnut trees. The Inglises Or, How the Way Opened And, Arnold, you shall have your writing-table out under the chestnut tree there. The Master Mummer There is not much else to be seen now; the green is as wide and sunny, the geese and ponies graze as contentedly, and the pond is as bright under the chestnut trees and limes. Highways and Byways in Surrey My son will guide you to the large chestnut tree in my plantation in the bush. The Story of John G. Paton Or Thirty Years Among South Sea Cannibals According to Theophrast, the wood of nut or chestnut trees was generally used for the purpose. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life Through the thick foliage of the chestnut trees outside he could see stars at times that made him think of Sonia's eyes. The Art of Disappearing And there were cedar trees and chestnut trees and birch trees of three kinds; and there were white pine trees and pitch pine trees, and the pitch pine trees were sticky all over. The Doers In the lofty chestnut trees were many birds' nests, and also in the thickets and in the grassy meadows. Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen O bring me a leaf from the Old Forest, A tuft from the glossy black pine; A leaf from the oak and high chestnut tree And a branch of green holly combine. A Leaf from the Old Forest About an hour and a half from the time we had left La Torre we came to the Plas Janavel, which constitutes a magnificent amphitheatre, planted with vines, and corn, and chestnut trees. The Vaudois of Piedmont A Visit to their Valleys And at night, before he lost his tail, he lighted up the big hollow cave inside the horse chestnut tree with his yellow torch of a tail. Rootabaga Stories The chestnut tree, which every Eastern child loves for its nuts, is now being destroyed by a fungus which may kill every one of these trees in the country. Conservation Reader On the place where it stood, the young chestnut tree is to be planted, and to flourish. Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen This chosen place was a fine plot of ground enclosed by magnificent chestnut trees. The Old Helmet, Volume II The spreading chestnut tree alone cast its oppressive shadow across my childish fancy. Penguin Persons & Peppermints They snapped like pipe stems the trunks of chestnut trees hundreds of years old and blighted with their torrid breath the blooms on the peach trees before the trees themselves had been reached. Complete Story of the San Francisco Horror "The ones growing on a chestnut stump are always the sweetest, but the chestnut trees are disappearing so fast that soon we will have no such mushrooms from them." Girl Scouts in the Adirondacks It has come in the shape of a glorious young chestnut tree, with delicate leaves newly opened. Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen Thus soils that naturally grow chestnut trees, indicating a low lime content, have a tendency 75 to deteriorate under exhaustive cropping much more rapidly than limestone soils. The Young Farmer: Some Things He Should Know This chestnut tree grew on the side of a steep mountain,—none other than Mount Mitchell, the highest mountain peak in all the eastern half of the United States. The Renewal of Life; How and When to Tell the Story to the Young Many a tournament had there been fought out, in presence of a gay crowd, lining the courts, beneath the shady chestnut trees. The Mistress of Shenstone On the island were some chestnut trees, and the boys walked over to see if the nuts were fit to gather. Dave Porter and His Rivals or, The Chums and Foes of Oak Hall The young chestnut tree had also listened to the stories; for the Dryad who lived in it was a child also. Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen One of the first questions to ask, therefore, concerning an unknown farm in Pennsylvania is whether or not chestnut trees grow naturally. The Young Farmer: Some Things He Should Know Twelve seedling Chinese chestnut trees from different sources have been planted, and an area of several acres has been set aside to extend the work on chestnuts. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 41st Annual Meeting Pleasant Valley, New York, August 28, 29 and 30, 1950 A chestnut tree of huge dimensions in the front lawn had been stripped of nearly all its foliage, but had not been overthrown. A Full Description of the Great Tornado in Chester County, Pa. They crossed the island, passing the chestnut trees as they did so. Dave Porter and His Rivals or, The Chums and Foes of Oak Hall The twigs and the leaves of the chestnut tree trembled in the first moments of its being moved; and the Dryad trembled in the pleasurable feeling of expectation. Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen Two years ago I had most of the standard varieties you mentioned here in that planting, about three-quarters or perhaps an acre planted in between chestnut trees. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 43rd Annual Meeting Rockport, Indiana, August 25, 26 and 27, 1952 As some of these bore we planted what we thought were the best nuts in a nursery and at present have about 3000 chestnut trees ranging from three years old up to 16 years. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 41st Annual Meeting Pleasant Valley, New York, August 28, 29 and 30, 1950 The chief curiosity of the garden is the celebrated chestnut tree which burst into flower on the day of Napoleon's arrival from Elba—March 20. Royal Palaces and Parks of France I have also from 350 to 400 younger trees that are coming on, and I want to plant additional chestnut trees every year. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Thirty-Seventh Annual Report Wooster, Ohio, September 3, 4, 5, 1946 The chestnut tree moved forward, and the Dryad went with it. Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen Planted the chestnut trees 40 feet apart and then interplanted with the filberts at 20 feet. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 43rd Annual Meeting Rockport, Indiana, August 25, 26 and 27, 1952 For example, just the other day I visited the station at the University of New Hampshire, and there they were growing chestnut trees from seed that had been brought in from Korea. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 41st Annual Meeting Pleasant Valley, New York, August 28, 29 and 30, 1950 The transformations imposed by Philippe-Egalité were considerable, and the famous chestnut trees, which had been planted within the courtyard in the seventeenth century by Richelieu, were cut down. Royal Palaces and Parks of France In the open the Chinese chestnut tree attains much the same size and general proportions as does the apple but it may become somewhat larger, more upright and considerably taller. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Thirty-Seventh Annual Report Wooster, Ohio, September 3, 4, 5, 1946 They placed a number of trees with the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, chestnut trees, and they planted them on the campus. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 13th Annual Meeting Rochester, N.Y. September, 7, 8 and 9, 1922 I do not give my chestnut trees special care. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 43rd Annual Meeting Rockport, Indiana, August 25, 26 and 27, 1952 The nuts are very much like those produced by chestnut trees except they are smaller. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 41st Annual Meeting Pleasant Valley, New York, August 28, 29 and 30, 1950 Finally, he went out into the garden-hall, stood leaning against a chestnut tree and watched with beating heart the first act of his play which had just begun. The Comedienne On it today there is an American chestnut tree 4 feet in diameter with a limb-spread of 50 feet. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Thirty-Seventh Annual Report Wooster, Ohio, September 3, 4, 5, 1946 I said to my wife, "Those maple trees are fifty years old, and there by the side of his lawn is a chestnut tree that is forty-four or five years old." Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 13th Annual Meeting Rochester, N.Y. September, 7, 8 and 9, 1922 In the rush and bustle of peach and pecan growing if I had only a few chestnut trees I might decide that not much was involved, and neglect the chestnuts. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 43rd Annual Meeting Rockport, Indiana, August 25, 26 and 27, 1952 Our Chinese chestnut trees seem to be hardy and this year have produced a few burs for the first time. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 41st Annual Meeting Pleasant Valley, New York, August 28, 29 and 30, 1950 The dust floated out in large clouds on the garden, settling on the red cloth coverings of the chairs and on the leaves of a few consumptive chestnut trees. The Comedienne The greatest developments were conducted by top working suckers that sprung up from stumps of native chestnut trees on cutover mountain land. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Thirty-Seventh Annual Report Wooster, Ohio, September 3, 4, 5, 1946 A few Japanese chestnut trees are growing near Fonthill, Ontario, and have borne some good crops. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 13th Annual Meeting Rochester, N.Y. September, 7, 8 and 9, 1922 I am now too old to wait seven or eight years for a chestnut tree to begin bearing. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 43rd Annual Meeting Rockport, Indiana, August 25, 26 and 27, 1952 Last fall, as a result of an article in the New Haven Register by Mr. A. V. Sizer, I learned of two European chestnut trees of bearing age in New Haven back yards. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 41st Annual Meeting Pleasant Valley, New York, August 28, 29 and 30, 1950 There doesn't need to be anybody losing a Chinese chestnut tree ever, using this method. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 44th Annual Meeting Rochester, N.Y. August 31 and September 1, 1953 The seed source was entirely from American-grown, Asiatic chestnut trees growing in 28 locations in 16 eastern States. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Thirty-Seventh Annual Report Wooster, Ohio, September 3, 4, 5, 1946 MORRIS: I have found chestnut trees in Quebec. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 13th Annual Meeting Rochester, N.Y. September, 7, 8 and 9, 1922 One of the largest chestnut trees that I saw measured eight feet and would have been valuable for timber purposes. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Fourteenth Annual Meeting Washington D.C. September 26, 27 and 28 1923 Only, perhaps, by right divine of song It may to me belong: Only because the spreading chestnut tree Of old was sung by me. Graded Memory Selections However, this plant, as well as some of the extract plants in northern Italy, is unable to utilize the chestnut wood as fast as the blight is killing chestnut trees. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 44th Annual Meeting Rochester, N.Y. August 31 and September 1, 1953 Altogether 40 black walnut trees, 20 pecan, 30 filbert, 20 Persian walnut, one butternut, and 140 Chinese chestnut trees were seen. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Thirty-Seventh Annual Report Wooster, Ohio, September 3, 4, 5, 1946 In the year 1912 I joined the Nut Growers' Association and I set out a hundred chestnut trees. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 13th Annual Meeting Rochester, N.Y. September, 7, 8 and 9, 1922 The chestnut bark disease has cost the country untold millions of dollars, and no wonder the public pauses for a second thought before investing in eastern-grown chestnut trees. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Fourteenth Annual Meeting Washington D.C. September 26, 27 and 28 1923 It was a queer party that left the auto and silently followed Mary and the professor up to the artistic cottage, that stood almost hidden in tall, heavy chestnut trees. The Girl Scouts at Bellaire Or Maid Mary's Awakening WALLICK: I have never bought a grafted chestnut tree that grew. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 44th Annual Meeting Rochester, N.Y. August 31 and September 1, 1953 Every foot of steep mountain land in some sections of Italy is said to be completely covered with chestnut trees. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Thirty-Seventh Annual Report Wooster, Ohio, September 3, 4, 5, 1946 This would keep them from crowding the chestnut trees, but would by no means have kept me out of a stand of vigorous pecans and black walnuts ready to graft at very short notice. Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Seventh Annual Meeting Washington, D. C. September 8 and 9, 1916. It was in one of the very attractive little orchards of chestnut trees in the north of Shansi and northeast of Tientsin. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Fourteenth Annual Meeting Washington D.C. September 26, 27 and 28 1923 On the higher ground the Chinese chestnut trees planted some 20 years ago showed considerable injury. Northern Nut Growers Association Incorporated 39th Annual Report at Norris, Tenn. September 13-15 1948 More than 20 years ago I planted an Italian chestnut tree on the grounds of this hospital. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 44th Annual Meeting Rochester, N.Y. August 31 and September 1, 1953 I took a census of my chestnut trees recently and found 80 trees of bearing age. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Thirty-Seventh Annual Report Wooster, Ohio, September 3, 4, 5, 1946 During the first year of its life the chestnut tree or the chestnut sprout is immune to this disease, or practically so. Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Seventh Annual Meeting Washington, D. C. September 8 and 9, 1916. An early planting of Chinese chestnut trees at Lancaster, Pa., put out by Mr. J. F. Jones, Vice-President of the Northern Nut Growers' Association, proved so susceptible to blight that all were subsequently destroyed. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Fourteenth Annual Meeting Washington D.C. September 26, 27 and 28 1923 We have on some of our holdings at the University experimental Stations some wonderful Chinese chestnut trees. Northern Nut Growers Association Incorporated 39th Annual Report at Norris, Tenn. September 13-15 1948 From my home in Litchfield, Connecticut, my sister, aged 85, saved for me—that is, saved from the squirrels—a double handful of nice chestnuts—no other chestnut tree nearby—and three green walnuts, Carpathians. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 44th Annual Meeting Rochester, N.Y. August 31 and September 1, 1953 I have read interesting statements to the effect that in parts of China and Burma, there are chestnut trees of timber shape and size. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Thirty-Seventh Annual Report Wooster, Ohio, September 3, 4, 5, 1946 In that connection, then, I may briefly discuss the present range of the disease so far as we know it, outside of the natural range of the chestnut tree. Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Seventh Annual Meeting Washington, D. C. September 8 and 9, 1916. Several fine Paragon chestnut trees have been located which bear good crops and which appear to be resistant to chestnut blight. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Fifteenth Annual Meeting New York City, September 3, 4 and 5, 1924 When the blight hit the country I had an orchard of chestnut trees. Northern Nut Growers Association Incorporated 39th Annual Report at Norris, Tenn. September 13-15 1948 STOKE: I noticed them grafting chestnut trees several feet from the ground. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 44th Annual Meeting Rochester, N.Y. August 31 and September 1, 1953 We should continue to plant chestnut trees and take care of them. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Thirty-Seventh Annual Report Wooster, Ohio, September 3, 4, 5, 1946 The sprouting capacity of the chestnut tree is indeed marvelous, but I am sorry to say that I haven't been able to find any healthy sprouts over three years old. Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Seventh Annual Meeting Washington, D. C. September 8 and 9, 1916. This disease has unfortunately appeared at several places in Ontario and will undoubtedly destroy the majority of our chestnut trees. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Fifteenth Annual Meeting New York City, September 3, 4 and 5, 1924 From the experimental standpoint I have been very much interested in the timber type of tree, hoping that our native chestnut trees, at least one out of the billions, maybe would prove to be resistant. Northern Nut Growers Association Incorporated 39th Annual Report at Norris, Tenn. September 13-15 1948 As we now know, most of these early cooperative experimental forest plantings were doomed to failure because often the chestnut trees were planted on dry, grassy areas having infertile, shallow soil. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 44th Annual Meeting Rochester, N.Y. August 31 and September 1, 1953 Diseases Blight is the disease attacking the chestnut tree with which the public is most familiar. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Thirty-Seventh Annual Report Wooster, Ohio, September 3, 4, 5, 1946 When the last of my grafted chestnut trees come down next year, I will have little to show for that ten thousand, but an experimental nursery and some experimental trees scattered about the hillside. Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Seventh Annual Meeting Washington, D. C. September 8 and 9, 1916. The farm had its fence rows and driveways lined with grafted chestnut trees bearing abundantly of large fine nuts of European origin. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Fifteenth Annual Meeting New York City, September 3, 4 and 5, 1924 Since many of these native chestnut trees grew in forests or on wasteland, there was little expense involved except in the time required to gather them. Northern Nut Growers Association Incorporated 39th Annual Report at Norris, Tenn. September 13-15 1948 The next question I was going to ask these growers in the areas growing chestnuts is how much trouble they have had with hardiness or cold injury to chestnut trees that they have had. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 44th Annual Meeting Rochester, N.Y. August 31 and September 1, 1953 Maps showed that the blight was worst where there was least lime, and that the chestnut trees died last in Tennessee, where soils are high in lime. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Thirty-Seventh Annual Report Wooster, Ohio, September 3, 4, 5, 1946 As a matter of fact, sir, the particular nursery that advertises the chestnut tree works within a radius of possibly 250 miles of Rochester, in a district where there are many prospective horticulturists. Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Seventh Annual Meeting Washington, D. C. September 8 and 9, 1916. Just so, in localities where there are many chestnut weevils we may expect to find chestnut trees thriving and fruiting generously. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Fifteenth Annual Meeting New York City, September 3, 4 and 5, 1924 The Chinese chestnut tree appears to be shallow rooted and to require good growing conditions. Northern Nut Growers Association Incorporated 39th Annual Report at Norris, Tenn. September 13-15 1948 The main trunk was killed by blight, but many shoots have come and now it appears to be flourishing because there are no other chestnut trees near. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 44th Annual Meeting Rochester, N.Y. August 31 and September 1, 1953 The chestnut trees were not able to attain complete dormancy. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Thirty-Seventh Annual Report Wooster, Ohio, September 3, 4, 5, 1946 STABLER: I am very much interested in Dr. Morris' proposition to produce dwarf chestnut trees by grafting on chinquapin stocks. Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Seventh Annual Meeting Washington, D. C. September 8 and 9, 1916. I was much interested to study the fine pecan and chestnut trees growing and producing good crops as well as the persimmon and papaw trees, of which he had a number of rare varieties. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Fifteenth Annual Meeting New York City, September 3, 4 and 5, 1924 The chestnut trees have not yet reached an age at which their largest potential size has been attained, but trees of 50-foot spread have been observed. Northern Nut Growers Association Incorporated 39th Annual Report at Norris, Tenn. September 13-15 1948 As indicated in the following pages, we are not neglecting the nut-bearing potentialities of the chestnut tree. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 44th Annual Meeting Rochester, N.Y. August 31 and September 1, 1953 The villa, or the mosaic, is in a vineyard on a knoll covered with chestnut trees. The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 2 We have, of course, from the beginning, hunted, and hunted hard, to find individual chestnut trees that might be immune to the disease—native American chestnuts. Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Seventh Annual Meeting Washington, D. C. September 8 and 9, 1916. This is especially true of districts where woods surrounding chestnut orchards do not contain bearing native chestnut trees. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Fifteenth Annual Meeting New York City, September 3, 4 and 5, 1924 Several old Japanese chestnut trees have been observed. Northern Nut Growers Association Incorporated 39th Annual Report at Norris, Tenn. September 13-15 1948 This illustrates the fact, now well known, that the chestnut tree is self sterile. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 44th Annual Meeting Rochester, N.Y. August 31 and September 1, 1953 On gaining the shore at St. Gingo, I found that the wind had been sufficiently strong to blow down some fine old chestnut trees on the lower part of the mountains. The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 2 And if that is the case, why shouldn't the whole traffic in chestnut trees be stopped, with the possible exception of experimental things, which might be allowed with the direct permission of some governmental board? Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Seventh Annual Meeting Washington, D. C. September 8 and 9, 1916. Prof. J. Franklin Collins, Rhode Island The chestnut blight has now been with us for more than twenty years and has destroyed practically all the chestnut trees of the northeastern part of the country. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Fifteenth Annual Meeting New York City, September 3, 4 and 5, 1924 The earlier plantings of seedling Chinese chestnut trees were made by cooperating growers and nurserymen. Northern Nut Growers Association Incorporated 39th Annual Report at Norris, Tenn. September 13-15 1948 The bare limbs of the chestnut trees before the house looked shiny against the dim blue of the sky; they seemed to strain upward toward the light and warmth. Explorers of the Dawn There was some reason in what Mattia proposed, so I let him go off, telling him that I would wait for him at a short distance under a big chestnut tree. Nobody's Boy Sans Famille Every time a man buys a chestnut tree and it dies with blight that man is chilled out of business. Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Seventh Annual Meeting Washington, D. C. September 8 and 9, 1916. Some years after the blight had destroyed most of the chestnut trees in the northeastern states we kept getting reports from various localities to the effect that the blight was apparently dying out. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Fifteenth Annual Meeting New York City, September 3, 4 and 5, 1924 Nearly all of the Chinese chestnut trees being grown at the present time are seedlings and exhibit a wide range of tree and nut characteristics. Northern Nut Growers Association Incorporated 39th Annual Report at Norris, Tenn. September 13-15 1948 The little fellow did stop, and stood as still as the old chestnut tree, against which the lord of those woods was leaning. Mike Marble His Crotchets and Oddities. You can see dead chestnut trees up there showing that the blight is as bad as Dr. Van Fleet says. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Eleventh Annual Meeting Washington, D. C. October 7 and 8, 1920 Colonel Sober has an exhibit of grafted chestnut trees. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Fifth Annual Meeting Evansville, Indiana, August 20 and 21, 1914 Last Friday, August 29, I heard of a small chestnut tree in New Jersey that bore a few burs last year and which has a dozen or more this year. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Fifteenth Annual Meeting New York City, September 3, 4 and 5, 1924 There are a lot of nurserymen who would like to know, according to the reports I have, how to graft or bud a nursery chestnut tree. Northern Nut Growers Association Incorporated 39th Annual Report at Norris, Tenn. September 13-15 1948 The value of the chestnut trees for wood forms a large part of the sale value. Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Fourth Annual Meeting Washington D.C. November 18 and 19, 1913 He has now between one and two thousand chestnut trees. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Eleventh Annual Meeting Washington, D. C. October 7 and 8, 1920 On my farms in Irish Valley, Northumberland County, Pa., I have planted a Paragon chestnut tree every forty feet along the public highways and driveways making a total of 769 trees. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Fifth Annual Meeting Evansville, Indiana, August 20 and 21, 1914 I have had reports of chestnut trees growing and bearing in all this territory, and have had favorable reports of trees that I sent there of my improved varieties. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Fifteenth Annual Meeting New York City, September 3, 4 and 5, 1924 Then he would show much pride in having a good tree, and it kept on going until there became a rivalry as to who had the best chestnut tree. Northern Nut Growers Association Incorporated 39th Annual Report at Norris, Tenn. September 13-15 1948 Last winter I bought twelve Paragon chestnut trees from Colonel Sober. Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Fourth Annual Meeting Washington D.C. November 18 and 19, 1913 The scar there in the crotch of this chestnut tree indicates the degree of resistance of this species. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Eleventh Annual Meeting Washington, D. C. October 7 and 8, 1920 In planting the chestnut tree it should never be planted any deeper than it was in the nursery rows. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Fifth Annual Meeting Evansville, Indiana, August 20 and 21, 1914 In the woods adjacent to the orchard the native chestnut trees are disappearing on account of the blight, and presumably weevils are on the decrease. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Fifteenth Annual Meeting New York City, September 3, 4 and 5, 1924 Dr. Crane: I didn't see any grafted chestnut trees over there. Northern Nut Growers Association Incorporated 39th Annual Report at Norris, Tenn. September 13-15 1948 In large sections of France, from Switzerland to the Atlantic, there are thousands of acres of chestnut trees—a great forage crop. Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Fourth Annual Meeting Washington D.C. November 18 and 19, 1913 Most of his chestnut trees however are seedling trees which do not bear nearly as well as his best trees. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Eleventh Annual Meeting Washington, D. C. October 7 and 8, 1920 I find in Pennsylvania the chestnut tree grows from the banks of the Susquehanna River to the tops of the mountains. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Fifth Annual Meeting Evansville, Indiana, August 20 and 21, 1914 On my property at Stamford I had several thousand choice chestnut trees. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Fifteenth Annual Meeting New York City, September 3, 4 and 5, 1924 Tho heaviest bearing chestnut trees we have observed were grown in an irrigated orchard in California and in a poultry yard in the East where chicken droppings actually formed a mulch under the trees. Northern Nut Growers Association Incorporated 39th Annual Report at Norris, Tenn. September 13-15 1948 In a few districts it looks like a forested country, on account of the heavy chestnut tree groves. Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Fourth Annual Meeting Washington D.C. November 18 and 19, 1913 Before turning our thoughts to any of her other beauties, that noble chestnut tree must be remembered which stands in Exeter garden, and, surmounting the wall, shades some of the Brasenose College rooms. Oxford Here is where the great mistake is made in planting out the chestnut tree, and this I have found out by practical experience. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Fifth Annual Meeting Evansville, Indiana, August 20 and 21, 1914 Beam and Chestnut, common in the States but very rare in England, represent an imitative form of Böhm or Behm, Bohemian, and a translation of Kestenbaum, chestnut tree, both Jewish names. The Romance of Names Mr. Chase: Mr. Howell, as a nurseryman, has propagated the Chinese chestnut tree. Northern Nut Growers Association Incorporated 39th Annual Report at Norris, Tenn. September 13-15 1948 Its growth in China seems to be somewhat different, in fact in many cases quite different, from the growth on the American and the European chestnut trees. Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Fourth Annual Meeting Washington D.C. November 18 and 19, 1913 The walks are sometimes bordered by chestnut trees, and there are pleasant gardens surrounding the quaint and noble old palaces. Fair Italy, the Riviera and Monte Carlo Comprising a Tour Through North and South Italy and Sicily with a Short Account of Malta I heard her before I saw her, for the chestnut tree was in full leaf and Lalage had to hail me three or four times before I discovered where she was. Lalage's Lovers One of a small bunch of chestnut trees west of the road where it tops the hill is pointed out as the gallows tree, although early accounts speak of a rough gallows having been erected. The New York and Albany Post Road From Kings Bridge to "The Ferry at Crawlier, over against Albany," Being an Account of a Jaunt on Foot Made at Sundry Convenient Times between May and November, Nineteen Hundred and Five The planting of chestnut trees in the Southeast should be done as soon as possible after the trees become dormant in the nursery. Northern Nut Growers Association Incorporated 39th Annual Report at Norris, Tenn. September 13-15 1948 Nobody knows how this was transmitted, but the chestnut trees upon which the disease occurs were supposed to have been sent to the owner from the Orient. Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Fourth Annual Meeting Washington D.C. November 18 and 19, 1913 Go out to the nearest chestnut tree, and get half a small burr; trim it neatly. Woodland Tales I felt acutely the contrast between the pleasant chestnut tree, the fragrant sty, and the paved footways along which she is now condemned to tramp. Lalage's Lovers The farmers grow pigs and things but don't bother with chestnut trees; consequently the chestnut blight does not exist there. Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Third Annual Meeting Lancaster, Pennsylvania, December 18 and 19, 1912 Under conditions of little or no care the seedling chestnut tree will generally develop several trunks as a result of the forcing of multiple sprouts from near the ground line. Northern Nut Growers Association Incorporated 39th Annual Report at Norris, Tenn. September 13-15 1948 So that the disease can occur on almost any part of the chestnut tree. Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Fourth Annual Meeting Washington D.C. November 18 and 19, 1913 Myra watched him down the road, and, as he disappeared at the bend, flung a glance up at the chestnut tree. Shining Ferry So there was soon a universal drawing towards the hill top, from all the forsaken chestnut trees, which were left by no means despoiled of their harvest. The Gold of Chickaree Mr. Corsan: Oh no, it's very similar to the chestnut tree blight. Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Third Annual Meeting Lancaster, Pennsylvania, December 18 and 19, 1912 He wanted to know where there was an orchard with 20-year-old grafted Chinese chestnut trees. Northern Nut Growers Association Incorporated 39th Annual Report at Norris, Tenn. September 13-15 1948 Tom was looking up in the chestnut tree when he caught a glimpse of the bird house. Whiffet Squirrel We noticed the yellow mottlings of autumnal decay on the chestnut trees and elms, the ruddier shade of the beeches; we discussed the failure of the blackberry crop, and pretended to knowledge about turnips. Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler The bottom was earth, the sides and roof were made of reed and the bark of chestnut trees; the posts, or columns, were limbs of trees stuck in the ground, and all fastened together. Journal of Jasper Danckaerts, 1679-1680 The area of infested hickories is about the same as the territory where the chestnut trees have succumbed to the attacks of the chestnut bark disease. Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Third Annual Meeting Lancaster, Pennsylvania, December 18 and 19, 1912 In the Gulf States and northward along the Atlantic seaboard the Chinese chestnut tree is vigorous, healthy, and productive, coming into bearing at a fairly early age and thereafter producing regular crops. Northern Nut Growers Association Incorporated 39th Annual Report at Norris, Tenn. September 13-15 1948 Lyman unhitched the horse and led him down a glade to feed him in the cool shadow of a chestnut tree, and while he was spreading the oats Warren came running down to him. Old Ebenezer Grasping his tremulous companion by the arm, Siebecker hurriedly drew him behind a clump of small chestnut trees. Monte-Cristo's Daughter We generally performed the church service on an elevated, but small platform above the dining place, looking down upon the great chestnut tree, and indeed upon all our possessions. Yr Ynys Unyg The Lonely Island The disease known as the chestnut tree blight is caused by the fungus, Diaporthe parasitica, which usually finds entrance to the tree through wounds in the bark. Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Third Annual Meeting Lancaster, Pennsylvania, December 18 and 19, 1912 |
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