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

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

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

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

UNITED STATES — 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 ...

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.

Still, American chestnut trees are better-suited for timber, they're culturally loved by people all over North America and they used to be an important species for the ecological health of forests ...

Still, American chestnut trees are better suited for timber, they're culturally loved by people all over North America and they used to be an important species for the ecological health of forests ...

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