In paragraph 13, the author states that the chestnut trees’ “future is precarious.” Which detail in paragraph 13 supports this claim?
A. “Here’s the curiosity: You can still find American chestnut trees.”
B. “And throughout the high country, young trees are fairly common.”
C. “The young trees shoot for the sky, saw-toothed leaves catching the sun, by every indication a sapling on the way to grand stature.”
D. “It infects and kills most young chestnuts before they are more than a few inches in diameter.”
a
A
b
B
c
C
d
D