The American chestnut was all but destroyed by fungal blight and logged as settlements spread west when the United States was settled by Europeans. But lately, it’s making a comeback. Endangered for ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Billions of American chestnut trees once covered the eastern United States. They soared in height, producing so many nuts that sellers moved them by train car. Every Christmas, ...

Federal regulatory approval for an experimental American chestnut tree made in Syracuse hit a snag recently when researchers discovered that they’ve been unwittingly experimenting with the wrong tree.

FILE - Vernon Coffey, left, William Powell and Andy Newhouse prepare to harvest genetically modified chestnut samples at the State University of New York's College of Environmental Science & Forestry ...