American chestnut trees were almost wiped out by blight. Grow your own disease-resistant American chestnut hybrid tree.

Many years ago, I worked at nursery called Davey Tree farm just northwest of Wooster. While I worked there, I developed a relationship with an arborist who was hired to help the nursery. He had a ...

You can grow chestnuts in Southern California. You will need to incorporate lots of compost and gypsum in the soil prior to planting since chestnut trees (Castanea spp.) appreciate a somewhat acidic ...

Gold Shaw Farm shows how to grow thriving chestnut trees in simple 5-gallon buckets. An unusual trend in the economy is ...

And like cypress, the American chestnut is valued for its beauty. These days few chestnut trees manage to reach maturity due to a devastating fungus. Steve Inskeep got one expert on the phone who says ...

WASHINGTON (7News) — Imagine no more roasting chestnuts on an open fire. What was once one of the most dominant trees in America has been dying off. The American chestnut tree was nearly gone, wiped ...

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, ...

Late on Friday, December 8th, the American Chestnut Foundation (TACF) announced they were withdrawing their support for the “Darling 58” (D58) genetically engineered American chestnut tree. As ...