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 ...

Its seeds, encased in large prickly burrs ... Today, there are approximately 435 million American chestnut trees in the country and most are killed by blight long before they reach maturity.

developing American chestnut tissue culture, field testing chestnut trees, encouraging public participation through the identification of rare remnant surviving chestnut trees, collecting and ...

The downfall of the American Chestnut tree is a somber chapter in the history of North American forests. Once towering giants that dominated the landscape of the Eastern United States, these ...

My name is Helen Nichols and I am 90 years old. Most folks don't remember what it was like when our forests were full of giant American chestnut trees, but I do. One of my first memories was walking ...

Aug 17, 2024 Aug 17, 2024 Updated Aug 18, 2024 The American chestnut tree was one of the most populous and mighty trees in eastern North America before a blight over the past century brought it to ...