Leila Pinchot
Research Ecologist
Genetics, Biological Control, and Management of Invasive Species
359 Main Road
Delaware, OH 43015
United States
Delaware, OH 43015
United States
Phone
740-368-0039
Current Research
Silvicultural strategies for American chestnut reintroduction
Importance of site quality to long-term growth, survival and blight-resistance of backcross American chestnut
Use of American elm in mixed species plantings to restore degraded riparian ecosystems
Restoration of American elm through breeding
Artificial regeneration of northern red oak on xeric sites: effects of family and seedling quality
Research Interest
Restoration of iconic tree species
Biotic and abiotic factors affecting planted seedling establishment success
Biotic and abiotic factors affecting planted seedling establishment success
Education
- The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Phd, Natural Resources, 2011
- Master of Forestry, Yale School Of Forestry And Environmental Studies, Forest Management, 2008
- Oberlin College, Bachelor Of Arts, Biology, 2003
Professional Organizations
- Science Advisor, Society of American Foresters, Ohio Chapter, 2016 - Current
- Member Of The Membership And Policy Council, Forest Stewards Guild, 2012 - Current
- Member, Society of American Foresters (SAF), 2005 - Current
- Member, The American Chestnut Foundation, 2004 - Current
Featured Publications
- Pinchot, Cornelia ; Hall, Thomas ; Saxton, Arnold ; Schlarbaum, Scott ; Bailey, James. 2018. Effects of Seedling Quality and Family on Performance of Northern Red Oak Seedlings on a Xeric Upland Site
- Pinchot, Cornelia C.; Schlarbaum, Scott E.; Clark, Stacy L.; Saxton, Arnold M.; Sharp, Ami M.; Schweitzer, Callie J.; Hebard, Frederick V.. 2017. Growth, survival, and competitive ability of chestnut (Castanea Mill.) seedlings planted across a gradient of light levels
- Pinchot, Cornelia; Clark, Stacy; Schlarbaum, Scott; Saxton, Arnold; Sung, Shi-Jean; Hebard, Frederick. 2015. Effects of temporal dynamics, nut weight and nut size on growth of American chestnut, Chinese chestnut and backcross generations in a commercial nursery
- Clark, Stacy L.; Schlarbaum, Scott E.; Pinchot, Cornelia C.; Anagnostakis, Sandra L.; Saunders, Michael R.; Thomas-Van Gundy, Melissa; Schaberg, Paul; McKenna, James; Bard, Jane F.; Berrang, Paul C.; Casey, David M.; Casey, Chris E.; Crane, Barbara; Jackson, Brian D.; Kochenderfer, Jeff D.; MacFarlane, Russ; Makowske, Robert; Miller, Mark D.; Rodrigue, Jason A.; Stelick, Jim; Thornton, Christopher D.; Williamson, Tyler S.. 2014. Reintroduction of American Chestnut in the National Forest System
- Pinchot, Cornelia C.; Schlarbaum, Scott E.; Saxton, Arnold M.; Clark, Stacy L.; Schweitzer, Callie J.; Smith, David R.; Mangini, Alex; Hebard, Frederick V.. 2011. Incidence of Craesus castaneae (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae) on Chestnut Seedlings Planted in the Daniel Boone National Forest, Kentucky
Other Publications
- Gustafson, Eric J.; Miranda, Brian R.; Dreaden, Tyler J.; Pinchot, Cornelia C.; Jacobs, Douglass F.. 2022. Beyond blight: Phytophthora root rot under climate change limits populations of reintroduced American chestnut
- Flower, Charles E.; Pinchot, Cornelia C.; Knight, Kathleen S.; Woeste, Keith ; Slavicek, James M.. 2020. Back from the Brink: Forest Service Efforts to Create Dutch Elm Disease Tolerant Trees for Use in Urban and Rural Restoration
- Pinchot, Cornelia C.; Royo, Alejandro A.; Schlarbaum, Scott E.; Peters, Matthew P.; Sharp, Ami M.; Anagnostakis, Sandra L.. 2020. The effect of site quality on performance of American Chestnut (Castanea dentata) seedlings bred for blight (Cryphonectria parasitica) resistance
- Pinchot, Cornelia ; Schlarbaum, Scott ; Tepke, Scott. 2020. Using oak silviculture to reintroduce American chestnut
- Clark, Stacy L.; Schlarbaum, Scott E.; Crane, Barbara S.; Pinchot, Cornelia C.; Schaberg, Paul G.; Thomas-Van Gundy, Melissa. 2020. Restoration of the American chestnut will require more than a blight-resistant tree
- Royo, Alejandro A.; Pinchot, Cornelia C.; Stanovick, John S.; Stout, Susan L.. 2019. Timing is Not Everything: Assessing the Efficacy of Pre- Versus Post-Harvest Herbicide Applications in Mitigating the Burgeoning Birch Phenomenon in Regenerating Hardwood Stands
- Morgan, Quinn ; Johnstone-Yellin, Tamara L.; Pinchot, Cornelia C.; Peters, Matthew ; Royo, Alejandro A.. 2019. Partitioning and predicting forage biomass from total aboveground biomass of regenerating tree species using dimensional analyses
- Pinchot, C.C.; Flower, C.E.; Knight, K.S.; Marks, C.; Minocha, R.; Lesser, D.; Woeste, K.; Schaberg, P.G.; Baldwin, B.; Delatte, D.M.; Fox, T.D.; Hayes-Plazolles, N.; Held, B.; Lehtoma, K.; Long, S.; Mattix, S.; Sipes, A.; Slavicek, J.M.. 2017. Development of new Dutch Elm disease-tolerant selections for restoration of the American Elm in urban and forested landscapes
- Flower, Charles E.; Pinchot, Cornelia C.; Slavicek, James M.. 2017. Restoring ecosystem resilience to urban forests using Dutch elm disease-tolerant American elm trees
- Knight, Kathleen S.; Haugen, Linda M.; Pinchot, Cornelia C.; Schaberg, Paul G.; Slavicek, James M.. 2017. American elm (Ulmus americana) in restoration plantings: a review
- Flower, Charles E.; Slavicek, James M.; Lesser, Dale; Eshita, Steven; Pinchot, Cornelia C.. 2017. Canopy decline assessment in American elm after inoculation with different doses of Ophiostoma ulmi and O. novo-ulmi
- Pinchot, Cornelia C.; Knight, Kathleen S.; Haugen, Linda M.; Flower, Charles E.; Slavicek, James M., eds... 2017. Proceedings of the American elm restoration workshop 2016
- Pinchot, Cornelia C.; Hall, Thomas J.; Schlarbaum, Scott E.; Saxton, Arnold M.; Bailey, James. 2017. Establishing northern red oak on a degraded upland site in northeastern Pennsylvania: Influence of seedling pedigree and quality
- Anagnostakis, S.L.; Pinchot, C.C.. 2014. Restoration of chestnuts as a timber crop in Connecticut
- Pinchot, Leila. 2014. American chestnut: A test case for genetic engineering
- Pinchot, Cornelia C.; Schlarbaum, Scott E.; Franklin, Jennifer A.; Buckley, David S.; Clark, Stacy L.; Schweitzer, Callie J.; Saxton, Arnold M.; Hebard, Frederick V.. 2012. Early results of a chestnut planting in eastern Kentucky illustrate reintroduction challenges
Research Highlights
Forest Service moves American elm tree a big step closer to landscape restoration
Year: 2017
Over the past several decades, mature American elm trees have virtually disappeared from city streets and eastern forests as a result of Dutch elm disease. Forest Service scientists are on the cusp of developing sufficient genotypes to successfully restore new selections of American elm back to the ...
Forest Service scientists develop a cold-hardy American elm tree
Year: 2017
Dutch elm disease largely eradicated mature elm trees from the eastern U.S. in the 1900s. Forest Service scientists are working to create site-adapted Dutch elm disease tolerant elm trees capable of tolerating the cold winters of the Chippewa National Forest in northern Minnesota.
Reintroducing the American chestnut tree begins with getting the light right
Year: 2017
As efforts to breed a blight-resistant American chestnut tree progress, the Forest Service and its partners are researching how to reintroduce the species back into forested settings. Scientists are finding that getting the light right is an important piece of the puzzle.
Getting Reacquainted with an Old Friend
Year: 2016
Forest Service scientists investigate site factors that will boost success rates in hybrid American chestnut plantings in forests. This will help managers select optimal planting sites for chestnut reintroduction on public lands.
Elm Disease Resistance Research Gets a Boost
Year: 2016
Great news for disease-tolerant American elm! A grant from The Manton Foundation has provided the Forest Service’s Northern Research Station with an opportunity to accelerate American elm research in collaboration with Nature Conservancy.
An American Chestnut Hybrid May Survive in Nature if Properly Situated
Year: 2015
A team of scientists from the Forest Service, the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is evaluating the importance of site quality on competitive ability and long-term blight-resistance of hybrid chestnuts. Results from this project in western ...