Many years ago, I worked at nursery called Davey Tree farm just northwest of Wooster. While I worked there, I developed a relationship with an arborist who was hired to help the nursery. He had a ...

Citizen scientist volunteers are needed to help monitor sweet chestnut trees for pests and disease, the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) has said. Sweet chestnut trees, or Castanea sativa, are found ...

"Chestnuts roasting on an open fire" was once a common phrase, long before it was a song. That was back when American chestnut trees dominated forests from New England to the South and as far west as ...

Question: I would love to grow American chestnut trees on my property to harvest the nuts for the holidays. Is this possible? Answer: The quick answer to this question is no – though work on ...

It was the tree of choice in the eastern United States. Whole communities depended upon it. Naturalists swooned over its majesty. Farmers built their barns and fences from it. Cabinetmakers relished ...

DURHAM — Times are tough for New Englanders hoping to roast chestnuts on an open fire this Christmas due to the rampant spread of a fungal disease killing American chestnut trees. That may not be the ...

Question: I saw some chestnuts at the market last weekend. Can chestnuts be grown in Oregon? I thought they went extinct in North America due to disease. Answer: Chestnut trees do grow in the Pacific ...

Chestnut trees are valued for their beauty, and many people want them. But few seedlings are available because of a devastating fungus. Steve Inskeep talks to Marshall Case, president of the American ...