Each fall, nuts and leaves from the trees would blanket forest floors with nutrients. Rich in calories, vitamin C, and ...

The bioeconomy is witnessing a revival of interest in chestnut tannin, a compound extracted from chestnut tree bark or wood, thanks to its versatile applications and environmentally friendly nature. A ...

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 ...

All over eastern North America right now, chestnut breeders are pollinating tree flowers. "So here is actually some flowers," Retired forester John Scrivani explains. They’re beautiful. "And they’re ...

Sunlight filtered through the overstory of a thick Pennsylvania forest and a few rays fell upon the long, serrated leaves of the American chestnut trees down below. The higher Mike Manes, 78, hiked, ...

Leading the way down a grassy lane on an October morning, Tim Eck paused regularly to look skyward and examine the treetops bordering a narrow path cutting through a southern Lancaster County chestnut ...