A stand of American chestnut trees that escaped the blight, has been discovered near President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Little White House at Warm Springs, Ga.
This find has created quite a flurry of news and stirred excitement among those working to restore the American chestnut raising hopes that scientists might be able to use the pollen to breed a more resistant tree. There is a story about finding this mother tree on the Georgia Chapter web site
This has also been widely reported in the news as you can read in the accounts below.
Grand Rapids Press May 21st
Macon Times May 21st
NY Times May 21st
Washington Post May 21st
WIS Columbia South Carolina May 21st
CBS News May 21st
Sky Valley Journal , Wyoming May 21st
Macon Telegraph May 21st
The Chattanoogan May 21st
ABC News May 21st
Independent Online Cape Town (South Africa) May 21st
CTv.ca May 21st
Chicago Tribune May 21st
Boston Globe May 21st
HappyNews.com May 21st
Los Angeles Times May 20th
The Washington Times May 20th
Newsday May 19th
Houston Chronicle May 19th
ABC News May 19th
Lakeland Ledger May 19th
Access North Georgia May 19th
