In this multi-part series, we will identify some of the tree species and describe some of their ... Chestnut blight is caused by the fungal pathogen (Cryphonectria parasitica), and was accidentally ...

Third, there is a very simple enzyme assay that can detect the presence of this gene in any chestnut tree, and thereby making blight tolerant trees easy to identify and follow in a restoration program ...

Our goal is to reintroduce a population of these tolerant trees back into forest ecosystems of the eastern United States. The American Chestnut Project has evolved from basic research into a ...

Now, scientists are using a combination of techniques to develop blight-resistant trees from this remaining population. The American Chestnut Foundation recognizes you can’t improve what you can ...

Beehler’s piece on the importance of restoring American chestnut trees to our forests was thoughtfully written. However, I would like to point out that there is a promising alternative to his ...

The Tug Hill Commission and the American Chestnut Research and Restoration Project invites the public to join a webinar on ...

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 ...