The loss of American chestnut trees, Castanea denatata, ranks as one of the most devastating botanical disasters in U.S. history. Before the introduction of chestnut blight in 1904, there were over 4 ...

The American chestnut tree was once called "the redwood of the East" because of how huge it could grow. It was an amazing food source: each fall, the tree would drop an unbelievable bounty of tasty ...

MIDDLETOWN — Most of the leaves have fallen for the season, but that didn't stop visitors from trying to distinguish American chestnut trees from Chinese chestnuts at the Fox Haven Learning Center ...

With Thanksgiving approaching, many of us will be sitting down to hearty feasts with family and friends. Time-tested recipes on worn index cards or heavily thumbed cookbooks are combed ...

If you think about eating chestnuts, there’s probably a certain song that pops into your head. Sing along now: “Chestnuts roasting on an open fire…” The song was popularized by Nat King Cole in the ...