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In 1904, chestnut blight was first reported at a New York zoo: By 1950, it had killed 4 billion American chestnut trees across the East

During the early 20th century, the American chestnut was one of the most significant trees in the eastern part of the United States. This tree grew from Maine to Georgia and occupied a large share of the forests in that region.

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