One of the key findings in recent studies is the identification of Gnomoniopsis smithogilvyi as a major cause of brown rot in chestnut fruits in various regions, including Chile and Spain.
A stand of American chestnut trees that somehow escaped a blight that killed off nearly all their kind in the early 1900s has been discovered along a hiking trail not far from President Franklin D.
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 ...