Chestnut comeback in works at Biltmore Estate
Famed Biltmore Estate joins a restored chestnut program with 202 saplings planted in Deer Park and 1,500 more planned on the estate’s southern slopes. TACF researchers bred hybrids of Chinese and American chestnuts to resist blight, aiming to revive eastern forests and support rural Appalachia.
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Biltmore Estate
South
Asheville
Blue Ridge Mountains
Maine
Georgia
Appalachia
Bill Alexander
Deer Park
Alexander
Asia
New York City
North Carolina
George W. Vanderbilt
American Chestnut Foundation
Biltmore
TACF
Virginia
Forrest MacGregor
The
MacGregor
George Vanderbilt
Gifford Pinchot
US Forest Service
Vanderbilt
Biltmore House
Chestnut Trees in Cherokee History and Legacy
Legend says the Cherokee favored chestnut groves for villages and used fire to manage stands. Chestnuts fueled demand across the United States as railroad cars shipped large nuts to cities for roasting by vendors. The nuts fed wildlife and livestock, with forests hosting trees up to 600 years old and some 8 to 10 feet in diameter. By 1950 the trees were essentially eliminated, though roots survive and sprouts can reach 20 feet tall and over six feet in diameter before dying.
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United States
Urban gardener Karen Sinkola tends Aiken loft deck oasis
transplanted Indiana native turned Aiken resident Karen Sinkola nurtures a urban style backyard deck garden atop a downtown loft. The couple own The Garret framing and printing shop at 116 E Laurens street and have lived across the US and abroad before settling in Aiken due to Savannah River Site work.
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Ruby
Mrs. Sinkola
Sinkolas
the Garret
E. Laurens Street
Spain
Korea
Arizona
Texas
Georgia
Mexico
Engineered corn gene eyed to boost yields and cut runoff
In Carbondale Illinois SIU researchers unveil GDH a glutamate dehydrogenase gene drawn from soil bacteria that makes corn absorb more nitrogen. Field trials show 10 percent bigger plants with 7 percent more protein and up to 50 percent less fertilizer runoff. Researchers aim for market by 2003. experts see strong farmer interest.
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Carbondale
Ill
Southern Illinois University
David Lightfoot
Lightfoot
Dale Gustafson
Smith Barney
Gustafson
Illinois
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Conner
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Chicago
Aiken
Joan Muraro
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
SIU
Richard Dade
Pei, Mei & More
Coward Corley
Park Ave
North Augusta Business Technology Center
East
Martintown Road
North Augusta Busine Technology Center
East Martintown Road
Carolina
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