Dan Herms, vice president of research and development at the Davey Institute, talks about the American Chesnut tree - the history, chestnut blight and how scientists are trying to bring the species back to the United States.  In this episode we cover:  History of the American Chestnut (0:38)Mature specimens of the tree (2:44)Bringing the tree back (4:19)GMOs (7:57)Back crossing (11:27)How are the hybrid forests doing? (12:56)The future (15:14)To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code.  Connect with Davey Tree on social media:Twitter: @DaveyTreeFacebook: @DaveyTreeInstagram: @daveytreeYouTube: The Davey Tree Expert CompanyLinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com. Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com. We want to hear from you!