“Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire” is playing on the radio now in the Northern Hemisphere which begs the question, “What happened to the American chestnut?” Would you be surprised to hear there’s a ...

The United States Department of Agriculture deregulated Darling 54, a genetically modified variety of American chestnut ...

While President Donald Trump has criticized many environmentally friendly initiatives, he has consistently championed planting trees.

Steve Lucas walks at least 1/3 of his orchard every day, in the shade of 2,000 spreading chestnut trees, all of them on the ...

Native trees adapt to the climate and environmental conditions of their area to survive. Researchers in the College of Natural Resources and Environment in collaboration with the American Chestnut ...

Scientists have a plan to restore the nearly extinct American chestnut to its abundant glory, and they need New York City residents’ help. The New York Restoration Project has launched an effort to ...

The woodland in my backyard on the outskirts of Decatur now has a new distinction — the home of two American chestnut trees, planted there last week by my forestry friend, Dale Higdon. The trees — or ...

The American chestnut tree, once a regal pillar of forests across the eastern United States, is on life support, struggling to survive. "These look like death," said Vasiliy Lakoba, research director ...

As the earth warms and the precipitation patterns change, trees are expected to migrate north seeking weather they are adapted to. Scientists project trees will need to move faster than their natural ...

He killed 960 trees before finding the formula. Now his Oklahoma chestnut orchard sells out every single year.