Research efforts showing promise toward restoring American chestnut trees

150 years ago, the American chestnut tree was one of the most important food sources in the woods for wildlife in much of the United States.
Chestnuts were the most abundant hardwood tree in the eastern United States, making up an estimated 25 to 30 percent of the eastern hardwood forest. That changed in the early 20th century, when a fungal blight that was accidentally imported from Asia all but wiped out the American chestnut.

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