A lost icon: The American chestnut and its central place in the eastern landscape
A lost icon: The American chestnut and its central place in the eastern landscape
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The American chestnut tree is coming back. Who is it for?
The American chestnut tree is coming back. Who is it for?
Sep 13, 2023
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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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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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This wild American chestnut was found on a mountaintop by TACF staff member Angus. | The American Chestnut Foundation
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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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Learn more about this remarkable standing American chestnut in the article “We The People: How Iowa Is Part of the Effort to Save the Rare American Chestnut Tree.” Courtesy of Grace Vance and KCRG. Visit: https://www.ktiv.com/2026/01/12/we-people-how-iowa-is-part-effort-save-rare-american-chestnut-tree/ #americanchestnut #chestnuts #restoration #conservation #explorepage | The American Chestnut Foundation
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Learn more about this remarkable standing American chestnut in the article “We The People: How Iowa Is Part of the Effort to Save the Rare American Chestnut Tree.” Courtesy of Grace Vance and KCRG. Visit: https://www.ktiv.com/2026/01/12/we-people-how-iowa-is-part-effort-save-rare-american-chestnut-tree/ #americanchestnut #chestnuts #restoration #conservation #explorepage | The American Chestnut Foundation
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The American Chestnut Foundation is committed to bringing this iconic species back through a state-of-the-art breeding program: recurrent genomic selection (RGS). While continuing to cross American chestnuts with blight-resistant Asian varieties, TACF will now utilize genomic testing to select progeny with increased blight resistance while preserving 70% – 100% of the tree’s American heritage. This method will allow TACF to more quickly and accurately predict which seedlings are most likely to s
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The American Chestnut Foundation is committed to bringing this iconic species back through a state-of-the-art breeding program: recurrent genomic selection (RGS). While continuing to cross American chestnuts with blight-resistant Asian varieties, TACF will now utilize genomic testing to select progeny with increased blight resistance while preserving 70% – 100% of the tree’s American heritage. This method will allow TACF to more quickly and accurately predict which seedlings are most likely to s
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Chestnut blight changed everything. Watch how this deadly fungus transformed a once-mighty tree. | The American Chestnut Foundation
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Chestnut blight changed everything. Watch how this deadly fungus transformed a once-mighty tree. | The American Chestnut Foundation
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Local scientists, volunteers work to restore the American chestnut
May 1, 2021
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Join the effort to revive American chestnuts in Bedford County
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Once an icon, the functionally extinct American chestnut tree could be restored
Dec 5, 2019
CBS News
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Lesesne State Forest is 422 acres, and lies next to Three Ridges Wilderness Area in Nelson County, VA. TACF and VA Department of Forestry partner in managing and breeding chestnuts here for restoration. TACF hosted our partners and national board members on a tour of the orchard in mid-November. | The American Chestnut Foundation
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The iconic American chestnut is one of several native trees battling deadly invasive threats. Jen Santoro, PhD, assistant teaching professor of Geography and the Environment, is using GIS and modeling to map where the species could take root again, helping to chart a path for its long-term recovery. Learn more: https://www1.villanova.edu/university/media/press-releases/2025/santoro-chestnut.html | Villanova University
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Follow us to learn more about the blight and what to do if this happens to a tree near you! | The American Chestnut Foundation
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There are a few putative survivor American Chestnut trees growing in Philadelphia, but they’ve never been tested. I’m sending in a sample of two nearby trees to the PA/NJ chapter of the American Chestnut Foundation! In ~2 months, we should know more about the tree and if it’s actually a resistant American chestnut, or a hybrid of some sort. I’ll keep you all updated! #trees #americanchestnut #castaneadentata #chestnut #tree #arborist #urbanforestry #philadelphia #philly #chestnutblight | Andrew
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It's easy to do nothing for our planet and excuse ourselves because everyone else is doing nothing too It's easy to do nothing for our planet because you believe that what you can do will have no real effect Its easy to do nothing for our planet and assume that someone else will do everything We are the greatest threat to our planet So we must save it | The American Chestnut Foundation
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As the end of the year approaches, we reflect on our mission to restore the majestic American chestnut tree and the legacy we are growing for future generations. Today, with your support, The American Chestnut Foundation is restoring this iconic species to the forests of Appalachia and beyond. Thanks to thousands of dedicated supporters like you, we continue to progress in this audacious journey. The first season of the Recurrent Genomic Selection (RGS) program was implemented this summer, and w
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Tennessee trying to bring back the nearly extinct American Chestnut tree
Nov 19, 2019
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New genetically engineered American chestnut will help restore the decimated, iconic tree
Jan 19, 2016
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The 25-year-old American chestnuts in John Rosenfeld’s East Hempfield Township backyard are rare survivors of a blight that virtually wiped out the once dominant eastern forest species in the first 50 years of the 20th century and continues to stymie recovery efforts. After recently receiving DNA test results indicating the trees are indeed 100% American chestnut, Rosenfeld is in talks with state officials to use his seedlings in repopulation experiments designed to bring the wildlife-friendly t
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