What an incredible tree the American chestnut was! As The American Chestnut Foundations continues its decades-long work to restore this species, we welcome you to join the cause! Become a member, volunteer with your local chapter, or simply spread the word about this incredible tree. Visit https://support.tacf.org/membership to get started. | The American Chestnut Foundation
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What an incredible tree the American chestnut was! As The American Chestnut Foundations continues its decades-long work to restore this species, we welcome you to join the cause! Become a member, volunteer with your local chapter, or simply spread the word about this incredible tree. Visit https://support.tacf.org/membership to get started. | The American Chestnut Foundation
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One of the greatest ecological disasters the US has ever seen. Chestnut blight wiped out the American chestnut tree in less than 50 years.⁠ A tree that once made up nearly 25% of the eastern forests was reduced to a functionally extinct species.⁠ ⁠ The Asian fungus Cryphonectria parasitica was accidentally introduced into the United States in the late 1800s. While a few diseased chestnuts were noted in the 1880s and 90s, it wasn't until 1904 that the pathogen was identified in New York City. Fro
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One of the greatest ecological disasters the US has ever seen. Chestnut blight wiped out the American chestnut tree in less than 50 years.⁠ A tree that once made up nearly 25% of the eastern forests was reduced to a functionally extinct species.⁠ ⁠ The Asian fungus Cryphonectria parasitica was accidentally introduced into the United States in the late 1800s. While a few diseased chestnuts were noted in the 1880s and 90s, it wasn't until 1904 that the pathogen was identified in New York City. Fro
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Once an icon, the functionally extinct American chestnut tree could be restored
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🌰 It’s National Nut Day! 🌰 What better way to celebrate than by helping restore the most iconic nut tree of them all: the American chestnut. When you donate $25 or more to our End of Year Campaign: One Tree, Many Hands between Oct 22–31, you’ll be entered for one of three chances to win a Seed Level membership with The American Chestnut Foundation! 🌱 Seed Level members receive a subscription to Chestnut magazine, early access to wild-type seedling sales, and four chestnut seeds with intermedi
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🌰 It’s National Nut Day! 🌰 What better way to celebrate than by helping restore the most iconic nut tree of them all: the American chestnut. When you donate $25 or more to our End of Year Campaign: One Tree, Many Hands between Oct 22–31, you’ll be entered for one of three chances to win a Seed Level membership with The American Chestnut Foundation! 🌱 Seed Level members receive a subscription to Chestnut magazine, early access to wild-type seedling sales, and four chestnut seeds with intermedi
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This wild American chestnut was found on a mountaintop by TACF staff member Angus. | The American Chestnut Foundation
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American chestnuts dominated Virginia's forests until an introduced fungal blight wiped them into functional extinction. Watch how researchers from DOF and the Virginia Chapter of the American Chestnut Foundation use controlled pollination to breed chestnuts with greater blight resistance to restore this iconic tree species. 🌰🧪🌳 | Virginia Department of Forestry
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