A century ago the most dominant tree in the U.S., the American chestnut, towered over the land and ruled the East Coast forests from Georgia to Maine. Yet in as short a time as the span of a human ...

The American chestnut was once the most abundant and economically important tree species in the eastern forests of North America. But then a fungal pathogen was brought over from Asia and has caused ...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – June 16, 2025 — You can play a vital role in restoring the American chestnut tree to northeastern forests by participating in the open comment period for the blight-tolerant ‘Darling’ ...

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 to ...

NELSON COUNTY -- A much-mourned American legend still grows in the woodlands of the southern mountains. Quietly, on Appalachian hillsides millions of its progeny peek through the leaf litter. A few of ...

A blight in the early 1900s nearly wiped out the American chestnut tree, once a staple food source and building material. Farmers are now planting blight-resistant hybrid chestnut trees in an effort ...