The loss of American chestnut trees, Castanea denatata, ranks as one of the most devastating botanical disasters in U.S. history. Before the introduction of chestnut blight in 1904, there were over 4 ...

Scientists at a NY university say they can bring back the near extinct American chestnut tree, wiped out a century ago, ...

Scientists have a plan to restore the nearly extinct American chestnut to its abundant glory, and they need New York City residents’ help. The New York Restoration Project has launched an effort to ...

For decades, restoring the once dominant American chestnut meant planting thousands of trees, infecting them with pathogens ...

CRESSONA — Seeds lying deep inside a sleepy hillside orchard could play a crucial role in the regeneration of the embattled American chestnut tree. Early Friday morning, a team of volunteers dropped ...

Native trees adapt to the climate and environmental conditions of their area to survive. Researchers in the College of Natural Resources and Environment in collaboration with the American Chestnut ...

How did three blight-tolerant American chestnuts from Maine, grown on the family land of Seth Sprague ’75, end up in President's Park in Washington, DC? Tom Klak, an environmental scientist and ...

BEDFORD COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) – The American Chestnut Foundation is working to bring the American Chestnut species back. This weekend, they’ll be in Bedford county planting them, and they need your help.

You can grow chestnuts in Southern California. You will need to incorporate lots of compost and gypsum in the soil prior to planting since chestnut trees (Castanea spp.) appreciate a somewhat acidic ...