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Re:America Lost the Chestnut, Its One Perfect Tree by poulpy123 on Sunday December 24, 2023 @01:59PM (#38755685)
The potato blight of the Irish famine came from south America, and the phylloxera that destroyed the french wine at the beginning of the 20th century came from north America.
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Re:America Lost the Chestnut, Its One Perfect Tree by Amezarak on Sunday December 24, 2023 @02:18PM (#38755881)
Potatoes themselves came from South America, so I don't know if that should really count.
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