Reintroduction of American chestnut in the national forest system

SL Clark, SE Schlarbaum, CC Pinchot… - Journal of …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
American chestnut restoration depends on a multitude of biological, administrative, and
technological factors. Germplasm traditionally bred for resistance to the chestnut blight …

A silvicultural synthesis of sweet (Castanea sativa) and American (C. dentata) chestnuts

SL Clark, E Marcolin, MS Patrício… - Forest Ecology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa) and American chestnut (C. dentata) have been explicitly
linked to ancient, historical, and contemporary cultures while enhancing ecological services …

Restoring a keystone tree species for the future: American chestnut assisted migration plantings in an adaptive silviculture experiment

PW Clark, AJ Freeman, AW D'Amato… - Forest Ecology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Species ranges are forecast to change in response to warming temperatures and altered
precipitation patterns, yet tree migration rates fail to track the pace of climate change. In …

Establishment of American chestnuts (Castanea dentata) bred for blight (Cryphonectria parasitica) resistance: influence of breeding and nursery grading

SL Clark, SE Schlarbaum, AM Saxton, FV Hebard - New Forests, 2016 - Springer
European and American chestnut species (Castanea) have been decimated by exotic
species, most notably chestnut blight (Cryphonectria parasitica), since the early nineteenth …

Deer browse susceptibility limits chestnut restoration success in northern hardwood forests

CC Pinchot, AA Royo, JS Stanovick… - Forest Ecology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Efforts to develop American chestnuts [Castanea dentata,(Marsh.) Borkh], with improved
resistance to the chestnut blight fungus, Cryphonectria parasitica (Murr.) Barr, and …

Eight-year field performance of backcross American chestnut (Castanea dentata) seedlings planted in the southern Appalachians, USA

SL Clark, SE Schlarbaum, AM Saxton… - Forest Ecology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The American chestnut (Castanea dentata) is imperiled due primarily to two
diseases caused by nonnative pathogens, notably chestnut blight and Phytophthora root rot …

Resurrecting the lost flames of American chestnut

JM Kane, JM Varner, MR Saunders - Ecosystems, 2019 - Springer
Loss of native foundation tree species to introduced pests profoundly alters the structure and
function of many forest ecosystems. Recent advances to resurrect or prevent the loss of …

Growth, survival, and competitive ability of chestnut (Castanea Mill.) seedlings planted across a gradient of light levels

CC Pinchot, SE Schlarbaum, SL Clark, AM Saxton… - New Forests, 2017 - Springer
There has been an increased interest in tree breeding for resistance to exotic pests and
pathogens, however relatively little research has focused on the reintroduction of these tree …

Comparative growth and physiological performance of American Chestnuts, Oaks, Hickories, and sugar maple across a silvicultural gradient in overstory retention

GR Evans, JI Burton, WA Powell, JE Drake - Forest ecology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The development of a blight-tolerant transgenic American chestnut (Castanea dentata
(Marsh.) Borkh.) would provide the potential for reintroducing this species into forests it …

Leaf physiology and morphology of Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh., Castanea mollissima Blume, and three backcross breeding generations planted in the …

BO Knapp, GG Wang, SL Clark, LS Pile… - New Forests, 2014 - Springer
Backcross breeding programs have been used to transfer disease resistance and other traits
from one forest tree species to another in order to meet restoration objectives. Evaluating the …