But thanks in part to trees planted in areas where the two fungi don’t grow well, the American chestnut isn’t extinct. And efforts to revive it in its native range have continued, despite the long ...

Looking forward to some roasted chestnuts during the holidays? Michigan features several wild nut types ready for harvesting this fall. A variety of nuts grow on trees in the state and can be ...

Once a defining tree of eastern forests, the American chestnut was nearly erased by a foreign fungus within a few human generations. A genetically engineered line known as Darling 54 has now pushed ...

An invasive fungus has killed billions of American chestnut trees since the early 1900s. Forestry experts in southeastern Ohio may have found a solution. His branches ruffle in the light breeze under ...

As concerns for the changing climate are addressed, one possible crop for landowners to consider is nut trees. Native, temperate nut trees can begin mitigating our changing climate and providing ...

It’s a blessing moving into a home, as I did 13 years ago, where the previous owners had been interested in the plantings. Hence a lovely hawthorn, flowering dogwood, flowering quince and a linden ...

CRESSONA — Seeds lying deep inside a sleepy hillside orchard could play a crucial role in the regeneration of the embattled American chestnut tree. Early Friday morning, a team of volunteers dropped ...

There’s an old holiday tradition in the U.S. that's become increasingly harder to celebrate: fire-roasted chestnuts. Thanks to an endemic fungus, about 4 billion American chestnut trees were killed ...

Sunlight filtered through the overstory of a thick Pennsylvania forest and a few rays fell upon the long, serrated leaves of the American chestnut trees down below. The higher Mike Manes, 78, hiked, ...