Sweet Chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill.) in Britain: Reassessment of its Status as a Roman Archaeophyte (journal article)

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Content summary: Sweet Chestnut is thought to have been introduced to Britain by the Romans. This article reviews the records for sweet chestnut in Britain pre AD 650 and concludes that most of the evidence is untenable. Supplementary material on-line contains details of all published records of finds of sweet chestnut

Summary: Sweet Chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill.) in Britain: Reassessment of its Status as a Roman Archaeophyte/Jarman, R, Hazell, Z, Campbell, G, Webb, J and Chambers, F M/Britannia.2019

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