American chestnut trees, deemed functionally extinct decades ago, may already be mounting a quiet comeback in the northern ...

On the University of Iowa’s Oakdale campus in Coralville, you’ll find a rare mature American chestnut tree.

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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 ...

You don't have to be a botanist or cultivator to help bring back the American chestnut tree, which all but disappeared from the United States due to a deadly blight. The American Chestnut Foundation, ...

Michigan's forests grow a range of edible nuts each fall — making squirrels, deer and even a few bears happy — and if you're up for the adventure, you can bring some home for a treat as well. Many of ...

Conservationists pose with an American chestnut sapling at the Meadowcroft Estate in Sayville on May 1. From left: The Long Island Conservancy's Melissa Feudi, Frank Piccininni, Marshall Brown and ...

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 ...

Wandering through a windswept Catoctin Mountain orchard in Frederick County, Stephen Dodge passed winter-bare trees, checking a clipboard for each one's age and origins. "Here's a pretty one," said ...