I hated to post this episode. Saying goodbye to Cassie & Denny was surprisingly hard. I hope this unexpected and abrupt end will shed light on the importance of breeding Phytophthora resistance into restoration populations of the American chestnut. Thanks for joining us on this emotional journey and please consider supporting The American Chestnut Foundation to save future Cassies and Dennies from this fate. | The American Chestnut Foundation

No cheating! Can you tell which leaf belongs to which tree? To read more about identifying chestnuts, visit https://tacf.org/identification/ | The American Chestnut Foundation

If you live in the native range of the American chestnut, you may come across some examples of these yourself! | The American Chestnut Foundation

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

Chestnut blight changed everything. Watch how this deadly fungus transformed a once-mighty tree. | The American Chestnut Foundation

UNE professor working to restore the American chestnut tree one seed at a time