The downfall of the American Chestnut tree is a somber chapter in the history of North American forests. Once towering giants that dominated the landscape of the Eastern United States, these ...

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 ...

Fitzsimmons said Chinese chestnut trees are fairly common in the ... is considered “functionally extinct.” Tall, mature American chestnuts that still produce flowers, and possibly reproduce ...

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

In an exclusive partnership with The American Chestnut ... functionally extinct wood, the distillery "preserve[s] both the unique flavors of the American chestnuts and the tree itself." ...

where visitors can come to learn about the research that supported the American chestnut restoration, discover interesting facts about the tree that was almost rendered extinct, and engage in some ...