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... blight resistant American chestnut in Ontario. This project is the first phase in a plan to develop a self-sustaining population of American chestnut which are genetically of Canadian origin and are resistant to chestnut blight ...
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The American Chestnut Foundation
... to breed a blight-resistant American chestnut tree. Below.... chestnut trees covered with snow The goal of THE AMERICAN CHESTNUT FOUNDATION is to restore the American chestnut tree to ... blight-resistant American chestnut tree is expected to be ready for forest test-planting in 2006 and for wider distribution within the next decade. The American Chestnut Story Not too long ago, the American chestnut ...
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The American Chestnut Foundation
... required for these forms The American Chestnut Foundation depends primarily upon its members to support research to develop a blight-resistant American chestnut tree. Over 5,600 ... American Chestnut Foundation, for updates on the progress of chestnut research. THE AMERICAN CHESTNUT FOUNDATION 469 Main Street, Suite 1, P.O. Box 4044 Bennington, Vermont 05201 802-447-0110 ~ fax 802-442-6855 ~ chestnut ...
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Botany and Society - Careers in Botany, Science Education and Outreach
... causes chestnut blight. The American chestnut recently has been grown in plant tissue culture. If we can develop a blight-resistant strain of American chestnut, we will be able to propagate disease-resistant trees very quickly. These trees could then be planted in our forests and the American chestnut ...
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American chestnut research & restoration project, SUNY-ESF
... American Chestnut Research and Restoration Project The mission of the American Chestnut Research and Restoration Center is to conduct basic and applied research leading to the development of a blight-resistant American chestnut ...
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Floridata: Castanea sativa
... blight resistant Japanese chestnut (C. crenata), Chinese chestnut (C. mollissima) and hybrids that are resistant to chestnut blight. Light: Full sun. Moisture: Spanish chestnut ...
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Identification of American Chestnut Trees
... tree, protected from chestnut blight disease by geography until only recently. American chinquapins, Castanea pumila, share the southern part of the range with American chestnut from Pennsylvania ... and often quite sweet. Chinese chestnut trees range in resistance to chestnut blight from very susceptible (as susceptible as American chestnut trees) to very resistant. Many cultivars are very cold ...
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American Chestnut
... American Chestnut Castanea dentata American Chestnut A mature chestnut tree that has survived the blight, in central Virginia. Once the most common tree in the Appalachian mountains, this tree is ... in central-eastern Pennsylvania, the Chestnut can be found growing blight-free, perhaps because it is more resistant to the poisons from the zinc smelters than is the blight. However, these trees are ...
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American Chestnut
... American Chestnut can be rescued and even re-established in its old range. By working with genetic material from surviving trees, scientists hope to develop disease-resistant ...
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Chestnut Blight
... chestnut species, the American Chestnut (Castanea dentata) is the most susceptible to chestnut blight, and the Chinese chestnut (C. mollissima) is the most resistant. The European chestnut (C. sativa) is intermediate in resistance. Early attempts at controlling Chestnut blight ...
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