An SC orchard is helping restore the American chestnut tree, the dominate tree in eastern U.S. forests and Appalachia until ...

This holiday season its probably not American chestnuts roasting on an open fire because the species is nearly extinct.

In the early 20th century, a blight fungus wiped out most of the 4 billion American chestnut trees on the eastern seaboard.

Right now chestnut enthusiasts are cozying up next to their open fires (or toaster ovens) to roast a holiday snack that has ...

It's been a very long time since vendors sold the American chestnut on city sidewalks. It's no longer the variety whose smell some people associate with Christmastime as it wafts from street carts.

It’s been a very long time since vendors sold the American chestnut on city sidewalks. It’s no longer the variety whose smell ...

My fascination with chestnuts started with Richard Powers’ Pulitzer Prize-winning novel “The Overstory,” which begins with the tragic tale of the American chestnut tree. In the eastern ...

Because it's virtually extinct. But memories of the American chestnut's legacy keep resurfacing for the researchers who want to bring it back. They describe its wood that paneled the homes and ...