The mission of the American Chestnut ... shows enhanced tolerance to chestnut blight thanks to a common gene that we inserted into their genome. We hope to return these trees can be returned to their ...

Once the most prominent tree in the state, West Virginia was the only state entirely within the American chestnut’s natural ...

Here we summarize several comparative risk assessments of environmental interactions with transgenic American chestnuts and non ... native plant types from American chestnut habitats (Elymus/grass, ...

the once prevalent American chestnut became increasingly uncommon throughout its traditional range in the Appalachians. While many trees in the southern range were killed by Phytophthora root rot ...

You’ve probably heard of chestnut ... native tree. I’ve been writing about this possibility for nearly a dozen years. For me, the attraction to chestnut trees is partly cultural: My Italian ...

Once the most prominent tree in the state, West Virginia was the only state to lie entirely within the American chestnut’s ...

A new festival in Castanea Township, Clinton County, looks to celebrate the area’s chestnut history and raise awareness about ...