Ive been patiently waiting for years, chinese hybrids were no bueno, we were then promised GMO American chestnuts but that failed. Now i see this above, so i think they’ve finally done it. Lets help reintroduced the mighty American chestnut back into Appalachia.
I asked the chestnut restoration group for an estimated release date of the new and improved Amecian chestnut seed. Hurry up EPA!
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While I’m not opposed to using GMO to produce a blight resistant American chestnut, be aware that this particular GMO tree has some problems. In particular, it grows slower. It would be better to put the oxalic oxidase gene behind a wound initiator. That is what is currently being done. It will mean more regulatory hurdles, but the benefits will be worth the wait.
And yes, I am waiting for the chance to plant some fully blight resistant American chestnut trees.
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thank you for the awesome information
This thread reminded me to stop by the planting of American Chestnut trees near Florence AL. Only a few trees have nuts this year. All appear to be about 2 or 3 weeks from ripening. I’ll see if I can stop by and gather a few from a few specific trees that I know are better than average.
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Im glad, and i just wanted to thank you again for sharing this information. Im sharing with as many people as i can. This app/website delivers such direct and real information and im grateful for that.
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