A blight-resistant chestnut tree developed by researchers at SUNY ESF is moving forward in its review by the USDA.

Once a towering presence in northeastern forests, the American Chestnut is making a quiet comeback in Brooklyn.

Darling-58 sprouts, a transgenic American chestnut created by ESF researchers, grow in a nutrient solution. Darling 54, a ...

All over eastern North America right now, chestnut breeders are pollinating tree flowers. "So here is actually some flowers," ...

The USDA wants to deregulate (approve for release into the wild) the GM American chestnut tree in spite of the fact that it ...

The USDA has begun a 45-day open comment period for its review of the Darling chestnut, making the final step in the process ...

Jim Brady by one of the American chestnut trees on his property in Olean on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024. Joed Viera/Buffalo News ...

UPDATED: June 20, 2025 at 1:17 PM EDT CRESSONA — Seeds lying deep inside a sleepy hillside orchard could play a crucial role in the regeneration of the embattled American chestnut tree.

The American chestnuts (Castanea dentata) were once a dominant tree species within the eastern U.S. forests, comprising up to 25 percent of the trees in parts of its natural range. A century ago, the ...

The American Chestnut Foundation is developing a blight-resistant American chestnut tree. About 1,000 American chestnut seeds are being planted in Cressona to help bring the tree back.

American Chestnut Foundation of Virginia board member Carl Absher asked Harding Avenue Elementary students to hold hands to form the circumference of an early chestnut tree.