Castanea dentata

(American chestnut)

Habitat:Mature trees are all but extinct in the wild today having succumbed to chestnut blight, a bark fungal disease; American chestnut now persists mostly in the form of sprouts from old stumps and root systems. Typically the sprouts grow up and possibly flower and fruit for several years before dying back from the blight. Grow in moist, well-drained loams in full sun.