Seeds of several native plant types from American chestnut habitats (Elymus/grass, Cichorium/forb, Gaultheria/shrub, Acer/deciduous tree, Pinus/conifer) were germinated in potting mix with different ...

Founding members of the New York Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation approached Dr. William Powell and Dr. Charles Maynard of ESF in 1989, asking them about using modern tools of genetic ...

Its seeds, encased in large prickly burrs ... a restoration coordinator with the American Chestnut Foundation. In 1911, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle proclaimed that “all living chestnut trees ...

Our first species is the American chestnut (Castanea dentata) sometimes called the “Sequoia of the East”. This species was once found thriving throughout eastern forests from central Maine west to ...

“Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire” is playing on the radio now in the Northern Hemisphere which begs the question, “What happened to the American chestnut?” Would you be surprised to ...

the town was asked by The American Chestnut Foundation (TACF) for permission to harvest its seeds." The Connecticut Chapter ...