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Message: [QUOTE="AZHuskiePop, post: 4009790, member: 1609"] My mother b, in 1913 , told me about American chestnut tree blight that destroyed 4 billion trees , but I didn’t realize they were that large. Their nut was a huge source of food for many species whose population dwindled as a result. They were destroyed by a fungus from Asia which ironically doesn’t effect the Chinese or European variety. New Haven ( The Elm City) and the East were also once covered by Elm trees until the Dutch Blight hit and wiped them all out. Elms were as big as Oak Tree and where used as ornamental and shade trees in urban areas. People who try to sneak beautiful plants from other countries into a different country have no idea the damage they could cause. [/QUOTE]