American chestnut returns to Bronx Zoo after 120 years; 25 saplings planted in NYC
Source: Times of India
Category: Health
Region: USA
Published: October 05, 2026 at 17:03
๐ Summary
The American chestnut is returning to the Bronx Zoo more than 120 years after blight was first documented there. The zoo and New York Restoration Project planted 25 hybrid saplings as part of a restoration effort. Once abundant across eastern North America, the tree was devastated by disease that killed nearly 4 billion trees.