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Restoring the American Chestnut
02:01 - 07:34 (05:33)
Efforts are underway to breed American chestnuts with Asian chestnuts to make them resistant to the blight that wiped out the original trees. However, the chestnuts that we eat today come from the same imported tree that caused the blight. Researchers hope to recreate the taste of the original American chestnuts within the next decade.
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Learn about the interesting story behind why chestnuts were the symbol of Christmas in America for hundreds of years and why this changed.
02:01 - 03:22 (01:20)
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Learn about the interesting story behind why chestnuts were the symbol of Christmas in America for hundreds of years and why this changed.
ChapterRestoring the American Chestnut
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In an effort to revive the once-plentiful American chestnut tree which was wiped out by a blight, researchers are cross-breeding it with Asian chestnuts to create a blight-resistant tree that produces American chestnuts - the same ones imported to America in the 19th century that caused the blight - and they hope to see results in the next decade.
03:22 - 07:34 (04:12)
Summary
In an effort to revive the once-plentiful American chestnut tree which was wiped out by a blight, researchers are cross-breeding it with Asian chestnuts to create a blight-resistant tree that produces American chestnuts - the same ones imported to America in the 19th century that caused the blight - and they hope to see results in the next decade.