From left to right, the trees are a blight-susceptible wild-type American chestnut (C. dentata) called Ellis 1, a blight-resistant Chinese chestnut (C. mollissima) tree called 'Qing,' and two ...

The mission of the American Chestnut Research and Restoration Project at the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) is to conduct basic and applied research ...

Today, there are approximately 435 million American chestnut trees in the country and most are killed by blight long before they reach maturity. The American chestnut, today, is considered ...

In the early 20th century, a blight fungus wiped out most of the 4 billion American chestnut trees on the eastern seaboard. The loss was... Blight destroyed the American chestnut tree. Can ...

Chestnuts roasting on an open fire.” Most likely you either sang or listened to this song over the holidays. This song is a ...

This blight attacks the tree's bark, creating cankers that girdle and ultimately kill mature trees. By the mid-20th century, approximately 99% of American Chestnut trees had succumbed to the blight.

[via Inhabitat] Between logging and the introduction of chestnut blight, the once prevalent American chestnut became increasingly uncommon throughout its traditional range in the Appalachians.

As the Wall Street Journal recently reported, “The American chestnut became functionally extinct by the early 20th century.” Billions of them filled our forests, until a deadly blight from ...

Flight 93 staff have partnered with scientists and foresters from the American Chestnut Foundation to plant seedlings they hope will be the first in more than a century to withstand an invasive fungus ...

By 1929, a healthy American chestnut became a rare sight. While the species is functionally extinct, its roots usually ...

[via Inhabitat] Between logging and the introduction of chestnut blight, the once prevalent American chestnut became increasingly uncommon throughout its traditional range in the Appalachians.

A new festival in Castanea Township, Clinton County, looks to celebrate the area’s chestnut history and raise awareness about ...