Sunlight filtered through the overstory of a thick Pennsylvania forest and a few rays fell upon the long, serrated leaves of the American ... growing on the bark of chestnut trees there.

The concepts, techniques, and gene cassettes we develop for the American chestnut will have broad applications in managing diseases affecting other important tree species such as Dutch-elm disease and ...

The fungus would grow in wounds in the tree bark, causing blisters ... By 1929, a healthy American chestnut became a rare sight. While the species is functionally extinct, its roots usually ...

Now, scientists are using a combination of techniques to develop blight-resistant trees from this remaining population. The American Chestnut Foundation recognizes you can’t improve what you can ...

The fungus would grow in wounds in the tree bark, causing blisters ... By 1929, a healthy American chestnut became a rare ...

No, Darling American chestnuts are not hybrids. Hybrid trees have a blended genome from two related species, such as American chestnut and Chinese chestnut. In contrast, Darling trees retain all of ...