For more than 70 years, the American chestnut tree has, mostly, been absent from the landscape. But historical accounts of ...

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 American Chestnut Foundation, a mostly volunteer organization, is looking for help in restoring the once-abundant ...

The American Chestnut Foundation is working to bring the American Chestnut species back. This weekend, they’ll be in Bedford ...

Hundreds of conservation organizations, universities, government agencies, businesses and individuals are working to restore the “functionally extinct” American chestnut tree, according to a news ...

ASHEVILLE, NC - April 29, 2013 at 10 am, volunteers from the Carolinas Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation (TACF) will gather to plant 100 potentially blight and root-rot resistant American ...

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 ...

It wasn’t just a tree to Jon Palo. It was a piece of Puyallup Valley history. He and other neighbors near Stewart Elementary School were alarmed Thursday when crews with heavy equipment felled the ...

The American chestnut was once a dominant tree species in the eastern United States. Sadly, it was decimated by a blight in ...

CENTREVILLE, Del. (AP) — After the species was devastated by an Asian blight in the early 20th century, a single American chestnut tree in Centreville has been deemed a “precious resource” by the ...

The evening wrapped up with a gala banquet, featuring the madrigal choir from Preston High School, along with the crowning of ...

I do not see many horse chestnuts in home landscapes and your tree is a beautiful specimen. It appears that your tree is suffering from a common fungal disease called horse chestnut leaf blotch.