[MAIPC] FW: American Chestnut?

[Liz Matthews]

Leaves and bark look like sawtooth oak (*Quercus acutissima*), more than
any of the chestnut species likely in our area.

On Thu, Apr 25, 2019 at 10:41 PM Marc Imlay <ialm at erols.com> wrote:

> *Who can help Marc Juba? Thanks.*
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> *Marc Imlay*
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> *From:* Juba, Marc <Marc.Juba at ppd.mncppc.org>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, April 23, 2019 10:37 AM
> *To:* Imlay, Marc <Marc.Imlay at pgparks.com>
> *Subject:* FW: American Chestnut?
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> *Hi Marc:*
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> *We are trying to get opinions on whether or not these trees are hybrids
> between the Chinese and American Chestnut or actual American chestnuts.
> Leaning towards them not being pure Chinese chestnut trees. Based on aerial
> imagery in PG Atlas they were planted in 1980. Any thoughts and opinions on
> subject are welcome. *
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> *-Marc*
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> *Marc Juba, Senior Planner*
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> Environmental Planning Section
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> Prince George’s Planning Department
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> The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission
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> 9400 Peppercorn Place
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> Largo, MD 20772
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> Office: (301) 883-3239 Fax: (301) 952-8510
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> Marc.Juba at ppd.mncppc.org
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> *From:* Juba, Marc
> *Sent:* Tuesday, April 23, 2019 9:08 AM
> *To:* Garrett, Chris <Chris.Garrett at pgparks.com>
> *Cc:* Shoulars, Katina <Katina.Shoulars at ppd.mncppc.org>
> *Subject:* American Chestnut?
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> Hi Chris:
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> I did a site visit, and noticed that not only did the environmental
> specialist omit 5 specimen trees from their plan but two of them are
> Chestnut Trees.
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> I was looking through the books and I think that the chestnuts are most
> likely American Chestnuts, not the Chinese Chestnut as the form is fairly
> upright (not spreading) and the leaves quite narrow and finely toothed.
> Unfortunately I could not find any fruit to be 100% certain. The catkins
> are still on the trees. I noted that we have no county champion American
> chestnuts in our Register of Champion Trees for the County. In fact the
> only type of Chestnut on register is Chinese chestnut. They could also be
> hybrids. I could use an extra pair of eyes on this. If they are Chinese
> chestnuts its no big deal, but if they are American chestnuts they would be
> eligible for county champion designation status.
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> If they are American chestnut, it might not be a bad idea for Parks to
> reach out to the owner of the property to see if they can be persuaded to
> forgo some cuttings for propagation, as I am sure they are going to apply
> for their removal. Resistant cultivars of American chestnut are rare, and
> big money, as I am sure you are aware. So it’s worth checking out. The site
> is located at 716 Ritchie Road, Capital Heights, MD. The two site entrances
> are roped off. I just parked in one of the industrial park parking lots on
> Edgeworth Drive and walked around to access site. Both trees are around 33”
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> Below is a rudimentary map with the trees in question circled. I have
> attached photos as well.
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> Here is what Virginia Tech says about the differences between Chinese
> versus American chestnut trees http://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/comparison/
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> -Marc
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> *Marc Juba, Senior Planner*
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> Environmental Planning Section
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> Prince George’s Planning Department
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> The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission
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> 9400 Peppercorn Place
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> Suite 230
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> Largo, MD 20772
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> Office: (301) 883-3239 Fax: (301) 952-8510
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> Marc.Juba at ppd.mncppc.org
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