For me, the attraction to chestnut trees is partly cultural: My Italian-American family likes to roast chestnuts at Christmas and on other occasions. I also appreciate the attractive wood of the ...

The American Chestnut was more than just a tree; it was a cornerstone of the eastern forests. Growing up to 100 feet tall, ...

Their soft and rot-resistant wood was used to make homes ... Though Murrill’s doomsday predictions for the American chestnut proved true, the tree was never forgotten; efforts to outwit the chestnut ...

In an exclusive partnership with The American Chestnut Foundation ... extinct wood, the distillery "preserve[s] both the unique flavors of the American chestnuts and the tree itself." ...

Several decades later, we are seeking government approval to begin distributing the first blight-tolerant transgenic American chestnut. These trees were produced by inserting a gene called oxalate ...

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 ...

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

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources invites people interested in wildlife and outdoor skills to check out the winter program schedule for the Minnesota Outdoor Skills and Stewardship webinar ...

Aquatic mayfly larvae performed better on American chestnut leaves than oaks and other trees in a preliminary test 1 ... have blight tolerance similar to their transgenic parent. Wood frog tadpoles ...

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 ...