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

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

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

In the early 20th century, a blight fungus wiped out most of the 4 billion American chestnut trees on the eastern seaboard. The loss was ecologically devastating. Short Wave host Emily Kwong dives ...

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

A young American chestnut tree grows in a field at a SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry field research station in Syracuse, N.Y., on July 14, 2022.

It wasn't until this month that the Delaware Nature Society finally got its answer: The tree is indeed 100% American chestnut. It’s already been used in one Virginia Tech study on genetic ...

Meadowview (United States) (AFP) – The American chestnut tree, once a regal pillar of forests across the eastern United States, is on life support, struggling to survive. "These look like death ...

Want to get started growing American Chestnut trees? Learn how to start harvesting chestnuts at home and choose the best species for you. The majestic American chestnut tree was once common ...

WHAT TO KNOW. American chestnut trees could see a comeback on Long Island, thanks to the efforts of environmentalists who have planted around 25 orchards of saplings since 2020. Long considered an ...

"We learned that the American Chestnut Foundation has more work to do to conserve trees from the southernmost American population, which is especially important to conserve because it is the most ...

By the end of this summer, the Maine Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation will have planted almost 100 new wild chestnut tree seedlings at 10 locations around Maine. 100 seedlings, 10 locales ...