Brown, curled leaves on an American Chestnut tree indicate it was killed by blight. Ed Suba Jr. Tribune News Service Q: I’ve read that white tail deer enjoy chestnuts, and there is a variety called ...
Since the introduction of chestnut blight to North America in the early 1900s, American chestnuts very rarely reach maturity. They sprout but are killed by the blight once they reach a certain size.