More than 120 years after a forester at the Wildlife Conservation Society's Bronx Zoo first documented the chestnut blight that would ultimately wipe out nearly 4 billion American chestnut trees, ...

Chestnuts, once a staple in the American kitchen, especially among indigenous people, have all but disappeared. Yet, there are signs that chestnuts are reemerging as local and regional farmers are ...

The taste of autumn, "chestnuts," can actually be grown in your gardenMany people likely feel that autumn has arrived when chestnuts start appearing in supermarkets and farm stands. Even if you have ...

Native plant gardener Jerad Bryant offers guidance on planting, growing, and caring for chestnut trees. The post How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Chestnut Trees is by Jerad Bryant and appeared first ...

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

The loss of American chestnut trees, Castanea denatata, ranks as one of the most devastating botanical disasters in U.S. history. Before the introduction of chestnut blight in 1904, there were over 4 ...

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 ...

Although many Americans still associate the winter holidays with chestnuts, the tree that once produced them — the American chestnut — no longer does so, except in a few rare cases. During the first ...

You can grow chestnuts in Southern California. You will need to incorporate lots of compost and gypsum in the soil prior to planting since chestnut trees (Castanea spp.) appreciate a somewhat acidic ...

There could be a new planting of nearly-extinct chestnut trees in town if the Wilton Land Conservation Trust is successful in its purchase of property at 183 Ridgefield Road. The land trust is under ...

The Lehigh Valley has gone nutty... for chestnuts that is. Workers from the Edge of the Woods Nursery rolled up their sleeves to start planting a Chestnut tree grove Sunday. The planting of the trees ...