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The Return of the American Chestnut Tree in New York
The American Chestnut was more than just a tree; it was a cornerstone of the eastern forests. Growing up to 100 feet tall, ...
SUNY-ESF1 年
The American Chestnut Project
These trees were produced by inserting a gene called oxalate oxidase (OxO) into the American chestnut genome. This gene, found in many plants in the environment such as bananas, strawberries, and some ...
SUNY-ESF4 年
The American Chestnut Project
An additional step, regeneration, is needed for embryo tissue culture. To enhance blight resistance in the American chestnut tree, we are studying several gene products, regulatory regions of genes to ...
Hackaday2 个月
Hacking Trees To Bring Back The American Chestnut
“Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire” is playing on the radio now in the Northern Hemisphere which begs the question, “What happened to the American chestnut ... when a tree is more ...
npca.org2 年
Cracking the Nut
The American chestnut almost was wiped out in the 20th century. Can scientists and the Park Service bring back this iconic tree? At the end of the long weekend last April, the volunteers were cold, ...
Morning Call PA2 年
American chestnut trees that grew to 100 feet…
The American Chestnut Foundation, founded in Asheville, N.C., in 1983, is the leading advocacy and research group for the tree, partnering on research and history projects with universities ...
The Cool Down on MSN10 个月
Experts are diversifying methods to reintroduce an endangered American tree species: 'It's ...
Over the last 36 years, volunteers and TACF partners ... offer our best hope for rescuing the American chestnut tree," the ...
Bridgton News1 个月
Endangered chestnut trees planted on LELT lands
The tree was the American Chestnut, which was wiped out by the chestnut blight in the 1930s ... She described the previous year’s endeavors. “Last year, in 2023, all year long, we were expecting a ...
WABE11 年
A Tree Planted By the Water – Southfork Conservancy Brings the Chestnut Back to Atlanta
The American chestnut tree was once one of the most common trees in North America, growing from Mississippi up through the Appalachians, into New England and further still. Beginning around 1904 ...
IATP15 年
Hybrid American Chestnut Trees Have Superior Carbon Capture Potential
"The American chestnut is an incredibly fast-growing tree. Generally the faster a tree grows, the more carbon it is able to sequester. And when these trees are harvested and processed, the carbon can ...
IATP1 个月
Hope sprouts for American Chestnut trees
What thoughts come into your mind when you hear these words of the familiar song? Holidays? Family memories? Thanksgiving dinner? The American Chestnut was a majestic tree and an abundant resource in ...