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The American Chestnut Foundation, among others, has been trying for decades to breed a hybrid that is mostly American in genetics but with the fungus-fighting traits of the Chinese type.

The New York Restoration Project has launched an effort to plant 1,000 thriving American chestnut trees that are hybridized with the blight-resistant Chinese chestnut tree across the five boroughs.

There are four main species of chestnut tree: the Chinese chestnut, the Japanese chestnut, the European chestnut, and the American chestnut. The trees are native to many places around the world ...

One approach is based on conventional plant breeding techniques and has been crossing blight and PRR-resistant Chinese chestnuts with the American type. PRR resistance has been found to be less ...

At the former 66, his luxe Chinese restaurant in downtown Manhattan ... Vongerichten adds a tiny dice of water chestnuts to the rich shrimp topping, which makes it extra juicy.

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Now, this week's mystery plant (Chinese chestnut, Castanea mollissima) is a member of the family Fagaceae, and a member of the genus ...

The passion for chestnut revival connects the foresters and the farmers. Farmers aren’t waiting for the GMO trees to get federal approval. They are planting existing Chinese varieties ...