ARTICLES
A plan to diversify a transgenic blight‐tolerant American chestnut population using citizen science by Jared W. Westbrook, Jason A. Holliday, Andrew E. Newhouse, William A. Powell — First published:20 July 2019
Rescue of American chestnut with extra specific genes following its destruction by a naturalized pathogen Steiner, K.C., Westbrook, J.W., Hebard, F.V., et al. New Forests (2017) 48: 317. DOI:10.1007/s11056-016-9561-5
What Can You Tell Us About Dunstan Chestnut? Sara Fern Fitzsimmons and Dr. Bill Lord, Chestnut: The Journal of The American Chestnut Foundation: Issue: Vol. , pages 21-23
2018 Winter Chestnut_NE-1333 Meeting Kendra Collins, Chestnut: The Journal of The American Chestnut Foundation (Winter 2018) Issue 1: Vol. 33, pages 8-9.
Rescue of American chestnut with extra specific genes following its destruction by a naturalized pathogen Steiner, K.C., Westbrook, J.W., Hebard, F.V., et al. New Forests (2017) 48: 317. DOI:10.1007/s11056-016-9561-5
Harvesting, Handling & Storing Chestnuts (pdf) Armstrong, Dave Journal of The American Chestnut Foundation (2010) November page 11
Books
Champion: The Comeback Tale of the American Chestnut Tree – Sally M. Walker
American Chestnut: The Life, Death, and Rebirth of a Perfect Tree – Susan Freinkel
American Canopy: Trees, Forests, and the Making of a Nation Kindle Edition — Eric Rutkow
The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate – Discoveries from a Secret World by Peter Wohlleben
The Tree: A Natural History of What Trees Are, How They Live & Why They Matter by Colin Tudge
Youth-Focused Resources
PA_TACF Middle School Curriculum This curriculum introduces students to the story of the American chestnut tree with emphasis on Pennsylvania, the tree’s demise in the early 20th century, and how humans are trying to bring back the “Mighty Giant” to the eastern forests of the United States. Recommended for grades 6-8.
Champion: The Comeback Tale of the American Chestnut Tree by Sally M. Walker
Chestnuts and Wildlife, artwork by J. Exley (Artwork)
Chestnut Coloring Book by Doris Goldman (pdf) Hand-drawn sheets tell the American chestnut story
From-the-Woods-American-Chestnut. – 4-page, the full-color publication tells the history of American chestnut, the blight that wiped it out, and research on blight-resistant chestnut trees. It is part of an educational series for youth (2004).