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206 Bringing the "functionally extinct" American chestnut back from the dead

Ars Technica
John Timmer @ Ars Technica · 02/12/2026 14:00 EDT

Bringing the "functionally extinct" American chestnut back from the dead

Wiped out in its native range by invasive pathogens, the trees may make a comeback.

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