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 ...

In the panoply of smells that mark the transition of fall into winter, few are more evocative than chestnuts roasting on an open fire. The aroma that inspired the first line of Mel Torme’s “The ...

Gold Shaw Farm shows how to grow thriving chestnut trees in simple 5-gallon buckets. Trump says he redesigned new Coast Guard ...

A serious infectious disease nearly wiped out the beloved chestnut tree. Using genetic modification, scientists have found a way to bring it back. Of course, this is controversial because many ...

It was the tree of choice in the eastern United States. Whole communities depended upon it. Naturalists swooned over its majesty. Farmers built their barns and fences from it. Cabinetmakers relished ...

Thank goodness for the pecan tree, for without it, there would be no pecans and pecan pie, one of the tastiest of all pies. And thank goodness for walnuts and walnut fudge, hazelnuts and hazelnut ...