@kat_and_rainier: Many won’t understand just how rare it is to see an American chestnut tree that is mature enough to fruit. I feel so emotionally grateful to have experienced this miracle tree. To have touched it’s bark and experienced it’s energy. #americanchestnuttree #appalachianartist #chestnuttree #appalachianmountains
The American chestnut blight is another huge contributing factor to the great depression and was directly responsible for the popularity of moonshine, and the creation of Nascar.
2026-03-11 17:24:21
36
TheAmericanChestnutFoundation :
This tree makes me so emotional
2026-02-04 20:16:46
67
daney :
...oh, It was wood salvaged and stored away after the blight killed the trees in western Virginia
2026-02-04 07:16:23
18
bobbyrburnett :
So it’s not extinct? There it is!
2026-02-27 17:44:50
1
Terra :
I want some seeds! 🥰
2026-02-15 06:40:19
4
emilio_ :
I love how you nearly reproduce Andrew Wyeth in that one shot
2026-02-10 09:46:34
14
abbyd224 :
an absolute treasure!
2026-03-06 01:41:54
3
lindabuzier431 :
when u was growing up back in the 60 s in VA we had an American chestnut tree I use to live to eat that yellow but after they game from the spiny outer case and the brown nut
2026-02-05 03:30:15
2
Farm & Forage Hamptons :
Bravissimi 👏👏👏
2026-02-05 16:26:31
1
Kat :
I love how more people are talking about the American Chestnut, especially after the Wild Kratts episode that came out about them!!!
2026-07-07 01:07:24
3
Pip, the helpful :
apparently packing soil against the bark will kill out some of the blight due to the microwave in the soil. They are the reason the roots stay healthy longer, and why many killed chestnuts shoot off new growth that later dies
2026-07-05 13:12:43
1
Madison Hall :
Rub soil on the tree in the fungal spots, the soil actually acts as a reducer for the fungi, it doesn’t stop it completely but it reduces the size! Almost like cleaning an infection!
2026-06-26 02:33:19
0
katvonhacke :
@Amanda | Mandolin Art Studio
2026-03-23 23:08:31
1
katvonhacke :
@TheAmericanChestnutFoundation
2026-02-04 05:28:37
3
daney :
I know. I inherited a American chestnut chest of drawers. when the wood it was made of was pulled out of dark storage, it still had some blue in the grain. that's faded away now. the old guy that gave the wood to my father described how big the trees could be.
2026-02-04 07:09:04
8
Bob Jones :
Bug and fungus spray !
2026-03-08 08:48:40
0
To see more videos from user @kat_and_rainier, please go to the Tikwm
homepage.