This geocache is near a unique tree, an American-chinese hybrid of the original tree. The American chestnut used to make up almost a quarter of all forest from Maine to Mississippi, but then a fungus began killing off these trees. The American chestnut is considered functionally extinct, because although root sprouts still survive in forests they inevitably succumb to the blight before they can produce fruit. Find the sign near the cache to learn more about efforts to restore this tree.
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