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 ...
Nearly four billion American chestnut trees once grew in the eastern United States, dominating forests from Maine to Florida. Wood logged from the massive trees helped build everything from homes to ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. American Chestnut Tree Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images From the northernmost reach of the White Mountains and Mahoosuc ...
The giant chestnut tree the Puyallup School District removed from a school playground last month can pose a life-threatening allergic reaction only if digested, experts say. Dr. Jeffrey Demain, a ...
The 38-foot tall chestnut tree behind Rick and Jen Hartlieb’s Robesonia farmhouse has to fight for sunlight from a neighboring maple. Of all the chestnuts on their 12-acre farm, this hardy specimen is ...
“It looks like the Natural Land Institute’s Legacy Tree Program has found yet another Illinois state champion tree: a rare American chestnut (Castanea dentata) in Freeport,” said Alan Branhagen, ...
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