
BLIGHT RESISTANT CHESTNUT 
CHINESE CHESTNUT, castanea molissima—This strain was intro- 
duced by the U. S. Department of Agriculture in its search for blight 
resistant species, and is the best of the chestnuts so introduced. The 
nuts are larger than those of the American chestnut and are equally 
sweet and good. This species does well on a wide range of soils but 
does not do so well on low poorly drained soil. At least two trees 
should be planted in close proximity for best nut production. 
