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.

Virginia Tech researchers have collaborated with the American Chestnut Foundation to examine the genome of American chestnut trees, which may help restoration of the tree's population.

A forest giant lost to disease American chestnut was once a common tree in the eastern U.S. as far north as the southern Adirondacks, but it fell victim to a fungus native to Asia in the early 1900s.

Moving past 10,000 Trees Activities undertaken between December 2021 and November 30, 2022 We had another exciting year with significant progress toward our goals of distributing the blight tolerant, ...

So far, partners say more than 100 trees have been planted by volunteers and local institutions participating in the multi-year restoration effort. Organizers say the work is both ecological and ...

In the early 20th century, though, a fungal disease known as chestnut blight was accidentally introduced to the U.S., after which it quickly spread and destroyed the American chestnut population.

The American chestnut — once among the largest, tallest, fastest-growing trees in the eastern U.S. woodlands — could see a revival on Long Island.

For generations, American chestnut trees (Castanea dentata) fed people and wildlife throughout eastern North America. As many as four billion chestnut trees populated woodlands from northern ...

The American Chestnut Research and Restoration Project at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry in Syracuse is hoping to bring the tree back to our landscapes.

Quest begins, again, to bring back American chestnuts to Chestnut Ridge Chestnut blight wiped out billions of American chestnut trees by the 1940s.

About 3.5 billion American chestnut trees covering 9 million acres -- used by farmers and their livestock for food, by woodworkers for furniture, fencing and home construction -- vanished by the ...