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 ...

Before the blight, chestnut trees were a kind of currency, particularly in Appalachia, where livestock grew fat grazing on the nuts. Families enjoyed them as a treat, and in lean years, as a ...

Our native forests are full of food. The understories are packed with blueberries and huckleberries and for thousands of ...

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 ...

The founders of Emporia, Nebraska in Holt County had great hopes for this platted town to become the scene of commerce.

CAO JIANXIONG/FOR CHINA DAILY At the foot of the Great Wall approximately 80 kilometers north of downtown Beijing, the land is thick with sweet chestnut trees, some of them hundreds of years old. Five ...

From sleek urban retreats like Aman Tokyo to luxury resorts like Park Hyatt Niseko Hanazono in Hokkaido, these are the 23 best hotels in Japan to book on your next trip.

There is an ongoing effort to restore native forests and wildlife habitats on old surface coal mines in Appalachia. The ...