[via Inhabitat] Between logging and the introduction of chestnut blight, the once prevalent American chestnut became ... rot (PRR), the chestnut blight leaves roots intact, so many chestnuts ...

The American chestnut (Castanea dentata ... and with characteristic sharply saw-toothed leaves. In the autumn the leaves turn ...

Aquatic mayfly larvae performed better on American chestnut leaves than oaks and other trees in a preliminary test 1, so chestnut re-introduction may benefit stream ecosystems. Subsequent studies have ...

American beech is in the same family as American chestnut, and it has recently come under threat from a pest causing Beech Leaf Disease (BLD). The New York DEC has provided funding to our lab to ...

A member of the Fagaceae family, this tree is closely related to other commonly known trees such as all species of oak and the American chestnut tree ... American beech leaves are observed to be ...