Members of the community were left devastated when the tree fell as just one of the catastrophic consequences by Storm Bert, ...

At one time there were billions of American chestnuts in the Appalachian Mountains. Today, because of chestnut blight, ...

According to Simpson and my 19th-century relative, one Henry Hoppin of Lower Merion, Pennsylvania, Belmont was also home to a grand old chestnut tree planted by Washington himself. Using wood ...

Several decades later, we are seeking government approval to begin distributing the first blight-tolerant transgenic American chestnut. These trees were produced by inserting a gene called oxalate ...

You can buy chestnuts through some supermarkets, specialty stores and greengrocers and, because there are more chestnut trees out there than you realise, you may also be able to find some at farm ...

You’ve probably heard of chestnut trees. And depending on where you live, it’s possible you’ve even driven down a Chestnut Street in your hometown. But have you ever seen a healthy American ...