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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A community is ‘overjoyed’ by a new bench that has been made as a tribute to a 200-to-300-year-old chestnut tree which has been adored by generations of visitors. The beloved old horse chestnut tree ...