... of the blight fungus [16] Interestingly, post blight populations of American chestnut exist mostly in the understory of xeric slope hardwood forests [16] Thus, a more in depth understanding of ... Wisconsin (lat 43◦ 32’; long 90◦ 1’) Containerized seedlings were established by direct seeding into 3.7 L plastic pots containing a standard glasshouse potting substrate mixture of peat moss, pine ... years in Trenton, SC, shipped to Clemson, SC, and transplanted at × m spacing at the Clemson Forest Operations Laboratory in the spring of 2002 To simulate a natural planting but protect seedlings...