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Gr 5–8—The award-winning nonfiction author brings to light the intriguing story of the beleaguered American chestnut tree. It was a staple of the forests, long-lived and large, with abundant tree nuts for wildlife—some lived up to 600 years and grew up to 100 feet tall. Walker briefly discusses how the Cherokee and the Iroquois used its leaves for medicine and the Lenape crafted its ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

The American chestnut tree once dotted the landscape in the eastern United States, but a mysterious blight began to wipe the trees out in the early twentieth century due to a fungus accidentally imported with Japanese and Chinese chestnut trees. The first line of defense was to inoculate the trees with a vaccine developed from the resistant trees, but more recently, scientists have turned their attention to "bac...Log In or Sign Up to Read More