Many folks only think about chestnuts today when they hear the holiday tune about “chestnuts roasting on an open fire”. They ...

Chestnuts were reputedly served at the first Thanksgiving and thanks to dedicated breeding programs may be available locally ...

Many Americans alive today know that there is an American chestnut tree, but few know that it was once a keystone tree species on the East Coast of the United States from Georgia to Maine. According ...

It is an exciting time in the field of conservation and biotechnology. For the first time, it appears likely that a tree that has been developed with genetic engineering (GE) could be approved by U.S.

From the northernmost reach of the White Mountains and Mahoosuc Highlands of Maine, through the crystalline escarpments of the Catskills and Blue Ridge — down into the Shenandoah, Cumberland and ...

The classic and trusted book “Fifty Common Trees of Indiana” by T.E. Shaw was published in 1956 as a user-friendly guide to local species. Nearly 70 years later, the publication has been updated ...

Many at-risk forest tree species will probably need biotechnology along with traditional tree-breeding approaches to survive, according to insights published in the July issue of the journal New ...

CONCORD, N.H. — Hold off on lighting that open fire — chestnut trees being planted by the University of New Hampshire won’t produce a crop for roasting for at least five years. But officials hope the ...

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 ...

FISKDALE — Bringing a species back from extinction is normally considered impossible outside of the "Jurassic Park" movie series. Although the students working at the Tantasqua American Chestnut ...