tullybonnie11
Yearling... With promise
I don't recall seeing this posted on this forum yet, but here is the link to submit a comment (due by October 19th, 2020) on your thoughts on the approval of the transgenic American chestnut tree that SUNY ESF in New York has created:
Public Comment for Transgenic American Chestnut
Consider adding a comment in an effort to allow this blight-resistant tree to be approved by the proper federal agencies and eventually be restored to its native range over the course of the next century. The transgenic tree will require pollination from wild-type American chestnuts in order to produce fertile nuts, however. If approved, the Darling 58 (the blight-resistant tree) will not produce viable nuts on its own from what I understand.
If you are unaware of the work that has been done in an effort to create a blight-resistant American chestnut tree, give the following video a watch:
American Chestnut ESF Project
Public Comment for Transgenic American Chestnut
Consider adding a comment in an effort to allow this blight-resistant tree to be approved by the proper federal agencies and eventually be restored to its native range over the course of the next century. The transgenic tree will require pollination from wild-type American chestnuts in order to produce fertile nuts, however. If approved, the Darling 58 (the blight-resistant tree) will not produce viable nuts on its own from what I understand.
If you are unaware of the work that has been done in an effort to create a blight-resistant American chestnut tree, give the following video a watch:
American Chestnut ESF Project