Genetic modification is the only credible path to restoring the blight-wracked American chestnut. Bruce Beehler is a ...

The horse-chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum ... It is also prone to leaf blotch, a disease which causes leaves to turn brown, dry out, and eventually fall off. While the tree is an abundant ornamental ...

You can make a tax-deductible donation to ESF to support research and development by the chestnut project. You can also plant wild-type (non-transgenic) American chestnuts and participate in our tree ...

The American chestnut (Castanea dentata) is a tree that shall for evermore be immortalized ... and with characteristic ...