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

Long considered an American icon, the chestnut was deemed functionally extinct after the tree — once a dominant species in eastern U.S. woodlands — was wiped out by a deadly foreign pathogen ...

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

In the early 20th century, an exotic fungus nearly drove the American chestnut out of existence. Researchers say today it's functionally extinct.

To facilitate a harvest that could prove a key step in the decades-long effort to restore the nearly extinct American chestnut, Go Native Tree Farm employees used a 55-foot lift ...

Scientists have a plan to restore the nearly extinct American chestnut to its abundant glory, and they need New York City residents’ help. The New York Restoration Project has launched an effort ...

Functionally extinct since the mid-20th century, the American Chestnut Foundation has been spearheading a multi-pronged approach to bring the tree back to life.

The Great American Chestnut Revival. A deadly fungus largely wiped out the American chestnut tree. But some farmers, scientists, and advocates are fighting to bring back the onetime culinary staple.

Opinion ‘America’s tree’ is missing. Will we do what it takes to bring it back? Genetic modification is the only credible path to restoring the blight-wracked American chestnut.

But have you ever seen a healthy American chestnut tree in a forest?. The odds are low. As the Wall Street Journal recently reported, “The American chestnut became functionally extinct by the ...

An SC orchard is helping restore the American chestnut tree, the dominate tree in eastern U.S. forests and Appalachia until Asian chestnut blight killed them.