On Aug 24, 12:29*pm, Han wrote:
RicodJour wrote :



On Aug 24, 12:03*pm, Han wrote:
RicodJour wrote:

Haven't read the book yet, but I intend to.
http://www.americanscientist.org/boo...blighted-hopes

Just a comment. *A beautiful place about 1 1/2 hour North of NYC
still
has
chestnuts growing and proliferating. *Unfortunately, they are
susceptib
le
to the fungus and die before getting more than about 3 inches in
diameter
.
One hopes that somehow nature and Darwin will yield a truly resistant
variant of the species.

Where exactly might that be? *I live on LI and frequently find myself
up in that neck of the woods.


I don't know wether it is a real secret, but it is not really talked
about much. *Up on the ridge by New Paltz is probably vague enough.

Thanks. Don't worry, I won't tell anyone if I find it.

R