| American Chestnut Project | |||||||
| update January 30, 2010 by James Parton | |||||||
| Species | Height ( Ft ) | Girth ( Ft & In ) CBH | Spread ( Ft & In ) | Location | Found/Measured | Date Found/Measured | Other |
| American Chestnut | 85' 0 | 2.9' | North District Preserve Ohio | Will Blozan/Steve Harvey | 7/15/2008 | Eastern height champion | |
| American Chestnut | 82.1' | 3.6' | Cook Forest Pa. | Carl Harting | 8/9/2005 8/31/2006 | Producing nuts! | |
| American Chestnut | 77.0' | 20.2' | 77.0' | Washougal Wa. | Bob Van Pelt/Michael Dunn | 2004 | National Champion. Out of blight range. |
| American Chestnut | 75.0' | Winding Stairs Br. GSMNP NC | Will Blozan | 6/4/2006 | Tallest in Smokies | ||
| American Chestnut | 75.0' | 3.4' | Cook Forest Pa. | Carl Harting | 8/2/2005 | No sign of blight | |
| American Chestnut | 72.0' | 4.3' | Lyle Summit No1 CCSF Pa | Ed Frank | 8/2/2005 | No sign of blight | |
| American Chestnut | 71.3' | 2' 6" | Chestnut Ridge ANF Pa | Carl Harting/Ed Frank | 9/15/2006 | Tallest chestnut in area | |
| American Chestnut | 68.9' | 2' 0" | Cook Forest Pa. | Carl Harting | 8/2/2005 | Healthy. No blight. | |
| American Chestnut | 66.3' | 2' 11" | Mt. Everett Massachusetts | Leverett/Wessels | 5/26/2002 | ||
| American Chestnut | 64.1' | 2' 6" | 29' | Delaware County Pa. | Scott Wade | 7/13/2005 | Has deer climber damage. |
| Hybrid ( Chinese+American ) | 62.8' | 8' 4 3/4" | Big Ivy NC | James P, Walt C, Bob A | 5/18/2008 | Beautiful Tree. Produces nuts! | |
| American Chestnut | 62.2' | 3.8' | Lyle Summit No2 CCSF Pa. | Ed Frank | 10/7/2005 | ||
| American Chestnut | 62.0' | 3.9' | Brockway Pa. | Dale Luthringer | 7/12/2004 | Tree pollinated by TACF | |
| American Chestnut | 61.8' | 1.7' | Cook Forest Pa. | Carl Harting | |||
| American Chestnut | 60.1' | 2' 11" | 31' avg | Woodbine, Howard Co Maryland | Turner Sharp | 9/15/2007 | Blight present. Smaller trees nearby |
| American Chestnut | 58.8' | 2' 2" | Big Ivy/Douglas Falls PNF NC | Will Blozan/James Parton | 10/18/2008 | Healthy | |
| American Chestnut | 58.1' | 1.6' | Cook Forest Pa. | Carl Harting | 8/2/2005 | Healthy | |
| American Chestnut | 57.0' | 11.9' | 40.7' avg | Bayfield Wisconsin | Paul Jost | Summer 2007 | 2nd biggest in Wisconsin |
| Hybrid ( Chinese+American ) | 55.4' | 4' 8" | Big Ivy NC | James P, Walt C, Bob A | 5/18/2008 | Produces viable tasty nuts | |
| American Chestnut | 51.0' | 1.5' | Cook Forest Pa. | Carl Harting | 8/2/2005 | No sign of blight | |
| American Chestnut | 41.2' | 1' 3" | Big Ivy/Douglas Falls PNF | James Parton | 10/18/2008 | ||
| Chinese Chestnut | 40.5' | 6' 1" | Sugarloaf Rd, Hendersonville NC | James Parton | 6/15/2008 | Largest of four trees. | |
| American Chestnut | 40.2' | 4' 2 1/2" | Mt. Jefferson N.C. | James Parton | 5/17/2008 | Healthy with burrs. | |
| American Chestnut | 37.5' | 2' 6" | Mt. Jefferson N.C. | James Parton | 5/17/2008 | ||
| American Chestnut | 34.4' | 1.2' | Cook Forest Pa. | Carl Harting | 8/2/2005 | Healthy | |
| American Chestnut | 32.4' | 2' 3" | Mt. Jefferson N.C. | James Parton | 5/17/2008 | ||
| American Chestnut | 29.5' | 1' 9 1/2" | Hominy Valley Overlook BRP | Cecil Harris/James Parton | 11/7/2008 | From old 3' diameter root collar | |
| American Chestnut | 29.4' | 4' 8" | Mt. Pisgah near Pisgah Inn. NC | James Parton/Earl Parton | 6/29/2008 | Blight prevalent. | |
| American Chestnut | 28.7' | 2' 1 1/2" | Mt. Pisgah near Pisgah Inn. NC | James Parton/Earl Parton | 6/29/2008 | Blight prevalent. | |
| American Chestnut | 28.0' | 1' 1 1/2" | Mt. Jefferson N.C. | James Parton | 5/17/2008 | ||
| American Chestnut | 3.4' | 71.6x31' | Longwood Gardens Pa. | Scott Wade | 7/28/2008 | Laden with nuts! Blight free. | |