Late on Friday, December 8th, the American Chestnut Foundation (TACF) announced they were withdrawing their support for the “Darling 58” (D58) genetically engineered American chestnut tree. As ...

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

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 ...

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Over the past decade, mortality has increased by around 9% for beech and pedunculate oak, by more than 6% for chestnut and by ...

Watch an incredible transformation as a chestnut seed becomes a thriving young sapling in just 165 days through a detailed time-lapse. From chilling the seed for stratification to observing each stage ...

Q: Are there any chestnut trees that can grow well in our hot climate and produce edible chestnuts? We would like to plant one in our backyard but wanted to make sure they can take the weather. What ...

We visit an orchard where researchers are breeding Chestnut trees they hope will one day fight off a fungus that's been killing the iconic... Researchers have been trying to breed fungus-resistant ...