Want to get started growing American Chestnut trees? Learn how to start harvesting chestnuts at home and choose the best species for you. The majestic American chestnut tree was once common throughout ...

If you enjoy roasted chestnuts, you may enjoy growing a few trees of your own. Most chestnut trees are seedlings. That is, they are grown directly from a seed without being budded or grafted. But the ...

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

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 ...

Their hard work is just beginning to bear fruit, as the seedlings they first planted in 2019 on Rachel's parents' Burlington ...

The American chestnut tree once reigned as the king of hardwoods in the eastern United States. Some 4 billion covered 200 million acres along both sides of the Appalachian Mountains running from Maine ...

Q: I love horse-chestnut trees. Are they hard to grow? A: Not if you have plenty of room and don’t mind cleaning up after them in autumn. The common horse-chestnut tree (Aesculus hippocastanum) has ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Andrea Guastella, executive chef and co-owner of Ramsey's L’Arte Della Pasticceria bakery, is rooting for the return of the ...