Wormy Chestnut Flooring, paneling, molding, and rough stockOur reclaimed Wormy Chestnut is true American treasure. The native Chestnut once grew to a diameter of up to 10 feet and a height of 100 feet in our eastern virgin forest. These trees existed in abundance in the late 1800's and early 1900's, and often became infested by the wormy chestnut timber worm boring tunnels through the tree trunks and branches. Around 1905 a lethal strain of Blight Fungus began infecting the American Chestnut. By 1950, three and a half billion American Chestnut trees were killed. Today, the American Chestnut is almost extinct. As the years passed, the wormy chestnut timber worm continued feasting on dead American Chestnut trees as they rested on the forest floor. These wood boring artists left uniquely beautiful worm holes in their wake. Today, Scotland Neck Heart Pine, Inc. reclaims "Wormy Chestnut" from the forest and from old buildings and provides this extremely rare specie as floorings, paneling, molding, and rough stock.
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