Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Forests in France have most of the same general types of trees as eastern North America, such as maples and oaks, but not the same species. This is clearly the result of evolution occurring separately in Europe and America over the last 20 million years or so. European forests also have chestnut trees. There used to be an American species of chestnut, but a fungus blight killed all of them in American forests.
Forests in France have most of the same general types of trees as eastern North America, such as maples and oaks, but not the same species. This is clearly the result of evolution occurring separately in Europe and America over the last 20 million years or so. European forests also have chestnut trees. There used to be an American species of chestnut, but a fungus blight killed all of them in American forests.
