WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A Purdue University researcher is working to restore the American chestnut, an important wildlife tree and timber resource that dominated the landscape from Maine to Mississippi ...

An invasive fungus has killed billions of American chestnut trees since the early 1900s. Forestry experts in southeastern Ohio may have found a solution. His branches ruffle in the light breeze under ...

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 ...

Orange cankers and cracked bark on chestnut trees may signal a destructive fungal disease that spreads more easily than many ...

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 ...

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 Delaware Nature Society. Jim ...

WASHINGTON – In a quiet stretch of western Massachusetts stands a sycamore so old it was around when the Constitution was signed. It’s awe-inspiring, with branches bigger than the entire trunks of ...

In the eastern United States, there were billions of American chestnut trees at the turn of the 20th century, their abundant fruit moved by railcar to cities for sale on street corners. W ...

Kim O’Hern planned to sleep in on Friday when an “atmospheric river” brought high wind and rain to the Portland area. The Sellwood preschool teacher had scheduled parent conferences for later that day ...

Historic Portsmouth ‘Tree of Independence’ marks 250 years as Whipple legacy honored with festival at Moffatt-Ladd and new ...