Why should I plant pure American chestnuts instead of waiting until the blight-resistant material is available?
Long story short: there isn’t really be any drawback to planting “pure” American chestnuts now. The only resource you’d be losing in the long-term would be space–but you can either get more space, or cut down those straight Americans once you’re ready to plant the blight-resistant stock. Some wonder whether the blight from the Americans planted could ill-affect the blight-resistant stock. Well, you might have the probability of more cankering, but blight-resistant stock should overcome any cankers. If you’re really worried about an increase in inoculum load, you can just cut down the original trees.
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