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CENTREVILLE, Del. -- After the species was devastated by an Asian blight in the early 20th century, a single American chestnut tree in Centreville has been deemed a "precious resource" by the Delaware Nature Society.

The American chestnut tree used to grow throughout the eastern U.S., but was devastated by a blight in the early 20th century.