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Gene Splicing
American chestnut was once a common tree species throughout its Appalachian Mountain range and a dominant species in parts of its central and southern range (primarily the oak-chestnut forest region). However, prior to European settlement, it was less dominant than white oak and beech and far less widespread than most other major tree species. With increasing timber harvesting in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, chestnut’s dominance increased in the northern part of its range in heavily cut-over forestland. Still, the tree remained absent from fully two-thirds of the eastern forest, precluding it from ever being the dominant tree of this biome.
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But but there are so many old barns and houses that were built of chestnut wood because it would weather rather than rot, it was straight grained and lighter than oak which was used for framing and ship building.
Oak is strong but heavy and Maple is a bitch to work with in any sizes more than a short piece..
When the blight came it decimated a lot of woodlands, is that because the oaks and maples had been cut already?
If the infected Chestnuts on Long Island had worn masks the blight wouldn't have spread across the east coast.
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It was all those other trees that did not wear masks. They killed off the Chestnuts.
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Yeah the chestnut grew back from stumps and root systems despite clear cutting so they came back faster than the others. You can still see volunteers popping up today. We're better off thinking about what will grow and provide food for wildlife in a changing climate. Chestnut seems a good bet for a warmer wetter Northeast.
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Chestnuts are for roasting in an open fire as jack frost is nipping at the door.
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Does splicing genes create a Eugene?
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New gene
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Knew a guy named Eugene.
Urrbody called him Newgene.
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