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Eagle-Eyed Delaware Hunter Chances Upon ‘Holy Grail’ of Tree Lovers — Full-Grown American Chestnut

Jim White can barely get his long arms around the American chestnut found ina remote part of Coverdale Farm Preserve.
Cris Barrish
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Jim White can barely get his long arms around the American chestnut found ina remote part of Coverdale Farm Preserve.

Deep in the woods of northern Delaware, a deer hunter with an encyclopedic knowledge of local flora found a towering old tree long thought to be extinct in the state. WHYY's Cris Barrish has more on this unlikely story.

(Original air-date: 9/28/22)

Cris Barrish, a national award-winning investigative reporter, covers stories about Delaware.