This makes it difficult to compare height growth over time, as blight-susceptible control trees die back while transgenic trees generally survive, but it is clear that Darling trees have better blight ...

This has proven to be the most difficult part of American chestnut tissue culture. The plants are very sensitive to slight environmental changes and will die under the wrong circumstances. The ...

The American ... the growth and survival of American chestnut is crucial. A study examining the phenology and growth of chestnuts from different temperature zones found that trees from warmer ...

The American chestnut (Castanea dentata) is a tree that shall for evermore be immortalized ... All of the oaks belong to the ...

Because of its slow growth ... This oak is typically found on dry, rocky ridges, including in the mountains. The mature tree has deeply textured light gray bark, similar to a chestnut tree.

There’s a new festival in town. This past weekend saw the first-ever PA Chestnut Festival, held in Castanea to a stupendous turnout well in the hundreds, despite the freezing temperatures. The ...