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 ...

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.

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.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...