It is now more than a century since the American chestnut tree - once 4 billion strong and an icon of East Coast forests - fell victim to a foreign blight. By 1950, it had virtually disappeared.

PAXTON — For decades the American chestnut — an icon of Americana and vital component of Eastern U.S. forest ecology and economy — seemed lost for all time. Even the combined resources of ...

The American Chestnut Foundation recognizes you can’t improve what you can’t measure and uses a combination of “small stem assays (SSAs) performed on potted seedlings, improved phenotype ...

It’s too early to know for sure if assisted migration works, but scientists expect to learn more in about two decades. The orange looking rash of chestnut blight on an American Chestnut tree.

Fungal blight decimated the American chestnut tree in the early 20th century, killing billions of trees and altering the life cycle of the species native to the Appalachian Mountain region.

Olean man discovers American chestnut trees − which ... “If you look at old maps, this area is where the American ... The foundation’s mission is to return the tree to its native range.

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

The native hardwood was once so ubiquitous, it has been said, that a squirrel could travel from Maine to Georgia in the chestnut canopy. The largest trees, spreading 100 feet or more, dropped 10 ...

As chestnut season arrives, meet the farmers, scientists, and advocates fighting to bring back the American chestnut, a onetime culinary staple in the United States.

PAXTON — For decades the American chestnut — an icon of Americana and vital component of Eastern U.S. forest ecology and economy — seemed lost for all time. Even the combined resources of ...