Once a towering presence in northeastern forests, the American Chestnut is making a quiet comeback in Brooklyn.

All over eastern North America right now, chestnut breeders are pollinating tree flowers. "So here is actually some flowers," ...

Seeds lying deep inside a sleepy hillside orchard could play a crucial role in the regeneration of the embattled American ...

Seeds lying deep inside a sleepy hillside orchard could play a crucial role in the regeneration of the embattled American ...

When Marina Tabassum's architects were invited to design the Serpentine Pavilion in Kensington Gardens, its 25th iteration ...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – June 16, 2025 — You can play a vital role in restoring the American chestnut tree to northeastern forests by participating in the open comment period for the blight-tolerant ‘Darling’ ...

Elmore Leonard once said “I don’t have any of the modern electronics at all. I know the Internet would be a distraction. I ...

You walk into a forest, or any stand of trees in the eastern United States, and what will you see? Chestnut trees. The American chestnut tree was once as common as maple trees are today.

A few weeks ago a reader suggested I write about beech leaf disease, but I said it wasn’t that big a deal. Then I went for a ...

Of the many acres of woodland that extend across Holden Arboretum, scientist David Burke believes the 250 acres or so of ...