The whole process can take between 12 to 18 months. To establish American chestnut somatic embryos in tissue culture, the nut is removed from the spiny bur and then sterilized with bleach to rid it of ...

Readers discuss Gene Hackman’s death, the male Gen Z vote, water pressure and chestnut trees. Regarding Gene Hackman’s Feb.

To enhance blight resistance in the American chestnut tree, we are studying several gene products ... Make two marks with a felt pen 5 mm apart. 3. Carefully cut a consistent, vertical wound between ...

Parking near the base, I came upon an experimental planting of American chestnut trees. Then, hiking up the mountain, I found an American chestnut sapling in the forest proper. This was a sprout ...

“Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire” is playing on the radio now in the Northern Hemisphere which begs the question, “What happened to the American chestnut?” Would you be surprised to ...

it’s possible you’ve even driven down a Chestnut Street in your hometown. But have you ever seen a healthy American chestnut tree in a forest? The odds are low. As the Wall Street Journal ...

In this multi-part series, we will identify some of the tree species and describe some of their unique characteristics. Our first species is the American chestnut (Castanea dentata) sometimes called ...

The American Chestnut tree, once known as the “Redwood of the East,” faced this grim reality in the early 20th century. But ...