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Disease outpacing control in largest chestnut patch left

By Susan Milius

- More than 2 years ago

From Milwaukee, Wisc., at a meeting of the American Phytopathological Society

OLD CHESTNUT. An adult chestnut sprouts two kinds of blooms: fuzzy pink-brown male catkins and green spikes with both male and female parts. The spiky green lump (arrow) is a chestnut in the making. Cummings Carlson

The first results of an unusual test of a biological control don’t look good.