Once a towering presence in northeastern forests, the American Chestnut is making a quiet comeback in Brooklyn.

All over eastern North America right now, chestnut breeders are pollinating tree flowers. "So here is actually some flowers," ...

Seeds lying deep inside a sleepy hillside orchard could play a crucial role in the regeneration of the embattled American ...

Seeds lying deep inside a sleepy hillside orchard could play a crucial role in the regeneration of the embattled American ...

Annual cold snaps have kept some invasive tree pests in check, but outbreaks could become more common with warming ...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – June 16, 2025 — You can play a vital role in restoring the American chestnut tree to northeastern forests by participating in the open comment period for the blight-tolerant ‘Darling’ ...

You walk into a forest, or any stand of trees in the eastern United States, and what will you see? Chestnut trees. The American chestnut tree was once as common as maple trees are today.

Elmore Leonard once said “I don’t have any of the modern electronics at all. I know the Internet would be a distraction. I ...

Before the blight, chestnut trees were a kind of currency, particularly in Appalachia, where livestock grew fat grazing on the nuts. Families enjoyed them as a treat, and in lean years, as a ...

When Marina Tabassum's architects were invited to design the Serpentine Pavilion in Kensington Gardens, its 25th iteration ...

A few weeks ago a reader suggested I write about beech leaf disease, but I said it wasn’t that big a deal. Then I went for a ...