by TACF | Mar 17, 2017 | eSprout
We all know the story by now: a little more than 100 years ago, American chestnut (Castanea dentata) was rapidly removed as an overstory tree throughout the eastern United Sates by the fungal pathogen Cryphonectria parasitica, which causes chestnut blight. Now, The...
by TACF | Mar 17, 2017 | eSprout
The Tennessee Chapter of TACF met March 11 at Cheekwood Botanical Gardens, a winter wonderland of snow-covered tulip, hyacinth, and redbud blossoms. Ed Schwartzman, Regional Science Coordinator, and Hill Craddock, UTC professor and chestnut grower extraordinaire,...
by TACF | Mar 16, 2017 | eSprout
The forest may be sleeping but the volunteers of The American Chestnut Foundation continue to move our restoration mission forward through the long winter months. Just in the PA/NJ Chapter alone, we have seen volunteers multiply the efforts of staff on both the...
by TACF | Mar 6, 2017 | External News
A blight-resistant American chestnut tree. The next step. SUNY-ESF is working in collaboration with The American Chestnut Foundation to restore the American chestnut tree to its former prominence in the forests, ecology and economy of the United States. The next step...
by TACF | Mar 6, 2017 | External News
The American chestnut may get a do-over. With a significant new round of grants, The American Chestnut Foundation, based in North Carolina, plans to develop ways to predict chestnut trees’ resistance to diseases that cause chestnut blight and root rot. This method,...
