Genetic research could speed the restoration of the American chestnut tree. Plus, "rewilding" small spaces with fast-growing ...

Chestnuts, once a staple in the American kitchen, especially among indigenous people, have all but disappeared. Yet, there are signs that chestnuts are reemerging as local and regional farmers are ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - Vernon Coffey, left, William Powell and Andy Newhouse prepare to harvest genetically modified chestnut samples at the State ...

An experimental American chestnut tree created by researchers at the State University of New York College of Environmental Science & Forestry is one step closer to public release. The U.S. Department ...

View near Raven Rock, New Jersey depicting a chestnut tree growing by a post and rail fence in the foregrond and a quarry in the distance. https://siris ...

A new study says genetic testing can speed the return of the American chestnut tree that once dominated Eastern U.S. forests. The tree was functionally extinct by the 1950s because of a fungal ...