Follow along to see how American Chestnut Trees are regaining their place in Eastern Woodlands!

Sara Fern Fitzsimmons takes us on a tour of the great work going on around American Chestnut Trees at Penn State Arboretum's 13-acre Seed Orchard.
To discover more about this project, listen to Rooted Discussions- "The Demise and Resurgence of the American Chestnut" on Episode 156 of our podcast Native Plants Healthy Planet.

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[@tjab1715]

Thank you for the work you do!!! Great job 👏🏻 !!!

[@danhealyeverythingoutdoors7105]

Way to go !

[@davidjones9518]

Would like to see forrestery divisions replanting these trees all over. ❤ all states clear cuts

[@PinelandsNursery]

Once the new varieties get released thats the plan!

[@frustrateduser9933]

I'm excited to see research like this being discussed on youtube and would love to see more... I also would love to see the rest of what she was saying 🙂

[@ericwanderweg8525]

I have to wonder, with so many flowering trees there, are there any open pollinated nuts that are naturally regenerating there? Or… are ALL the burs harvested?

[@survivortechharold6575]

now they are invasive. what about the trees that were there before them?? haha