[PCA] ARTICLE: Chestnut Tree & Chestnut Blight

[Plant Conservation]

OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR
Under the Spreading Chestnut Tree
By SUSAN FREINKEL

Published: April 30, 2005

San Francisco

TO celebrate Arbor Day yesterday, President Bush added a new tree to the
White House grounds - an American chestnut. At first glance it may seem an
odd choice, since chestnuts have been largely absent from the American
landscape for more than half a century. Yet if any species can help us see
the importance of trees to humanity, it is the American chestnut, and its
story makes it the perfect emblem for Arbor Day.

For the full article go to (requires free registration I think):
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/30/opinion/30freinkel.html?