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Reforesting Strip Mines w/ Am. Chestnut (IL)

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From: Patricia M Miller City: Belleville, IL
Will American Chestnut be a good tree to use for reclaiming strip mine land, or planted for harvesting for timber?
	Extension Message From: Jay Hayek Extension Specialist, Forestry Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences jhayek@illinois.edu
Hi Patricia: Absolutely...the toughest part will be finding a source of blight-resistant seedling stock. Here's a short article of interest regarding Am chestnut and mine reclamation from the American Chestnut Foundation: http://www.acf.org/partnerships_in_action.php Source of seedlings...Contact the American Chestnut foundation!
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