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1	Site Preferences of Castanea dentata on the Northern Highland Rim of Kentucky and Tennessee by Clint Neel 10^th Symposium on The Natural History of Lower Tennessee and Cumberland Valleys
2	Site Preference Outline
3	Five Forest Types & Associated Trees (Ashe 1911) Pure chestnut type with less than one-third of other species (0) Lower cove type, with yellow poplar, oaks, basswood, ash, and locust (6) Upper cove type, with hemlock, birch, sugar maple, beech, ash, and basswood (3) Chestnut oak and chestnut type, frequently with scrub pine (9) Mixed oak and chestnut type, frequently with yellow pine and sourwood (15)
4	Chestnut Have Always Been Located on “Ridge” Topography Douglas Ridge, Rutherford County, TN
5	Finding Mother Trees in Local of Previous Finds
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8	Tennessee Physiography
9	Geology Dominated by Fort Payne Formation
10	Soil Series for 29 Sites (18) Cherty limestone (4) Cretaceous gravel-based soil (3) Loess over limestone material (2) Shale (1) Alluvium, chiefly sandstone but some limestone (1) Cherty; interbedded limestone, siltstone, and shale
11	Soil pH at American Chestnut Sites
12	Acknowledgement