The American chestnut tree, which once numbered 4 billion but almost went extinct in the 1950s because of an invasion of Asian fungus, may be on its way to recovery through scientific advances and new ...

Q: What can you tell me about American and Chinese chestnut? A: American chestnut (genus Castanea, species dentate) is in the beech family. This tree was a plentiful species, providing 25 percent of ...

More than a century after a blight wiped out the majority of American chestnut trees across the U.S., government officials are considering whether to allow a genetically modified version to spread in ...

(WJAR) — The American Chestnut Tree was almost completely wiped out by the middle the last century. But now, if some researchers get approval from the Feds, genetic engineering may bring the American ...

There’s an old holiday tradition in the U.S. that's become increasingly harder to celebrate: fire-roasted chestnuts. Thanks to an endemic fungus, about 4 billion American chestnut trees were killed ...