ON THE CORNER OF HIGHLAND AVENUE, A STOREFRONT THAT DOES NOT REALLY NEED A SIGN. >> THE SMELL OF IT IS WHAT GETS YOU. >> THE AROMA OF SWEET AND SAVORY SPICES HAS YOUR TASTE BUDS TINGLING FROM BLOCKS ...

NELSON COUNTY -- A much-mourned American legend still grows in the woodlands of the southern mountains. Quietly, on Appalachian hillsides millions of its progeny peek through the leaf litter. A few of ...

In the panoply of smells that mark the transition of fall into winter, few are more evocative than chestnuts roasting on an open fire. The aroma that inspired the first line of Mel Torme’s “The ...

For park Manager Rob Barrese, Lackawanna State Park’s participation in a project to help restore the American chestnut to its former glory has become a matter of growing and waiting. The 16 chestnut ...

Michigan's forests grow a range of edible nuts each fall — making squirrels, deer and even a few bears happy — and if you're up for the adventure, you can bring some home for a treat as well. Many of ...

We had another exciting year with significant progress toward our goals of distributing the blight tolerant, Darling American chestnut trees to the public and restoration programs. First, I would like ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. For generations, American chestnut trees (Castanea dentata) fed people and ...

Scientists have a plan to restore the nearly extinct American chestnut to its abundant glory, and they need New York City residents’ help. The New York Restoration Project has launched an effort to ...

CRESSONA — Seeds lying deep inside a sleepy hillside orchard could play a crucial role in the regeneration of the embattled American chestnut tree. Early Friday morning, a team of volunteers dropped ...

The American chestnut (Castanea dentata) is a tree that shall for evermore be immortalized as a true forest giant of the eastern USA, often up to 100' tall, and frequently with a trunk diameter of ...

Imagine waking up 150 years ago, opening your window and looking out onto the Southern Appalachians. Within view would be any one of the billions of American chestnut trees that once covered the ...

The American chestnut was once the most abundant and economically important tree species in the eastern forests of North America. But then a fungal pathogen was brought over from Asia and has caused ...