There are numerous strains of chestnut tree. The American chestnut, native to the eastern US, was practically wiped out by a blight.
Has a blight-resistant strain of American chestnut tree been developed yet? If so, where can I buy one?
I think it would be safe to say that they are being developed but not yet available.
The USDA Forest Service State and Private Forestry, National Forest System, Agriculture Research Service, Connecticut Extension, and several others have been working with TACF to restore chestnut trees to the landscape. The breeding program crosses Chinese chestnuts, naturally resistant to the blight, with their American cousin. The program has produced blight resistant trees with 98 percent American genes. TACF expects the first seeds to be ready for test planting by 2006, and trees with the characteristics needed to survive in their former range a few years after that.
Reply:Here's a couple of links. While there are trees available, they may no longer be available for planting for this year depending on where you live.
http://www.acf.org/seeds_seedlings.htm
http://www.tytyga.com/category/Chestnut+...
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