Billions of American chestnut trees once covered the eastern United States. They soared in height, producing so many nuts ...

Billions of American chestnut trees once covered the eastern United States. They soared in height, producing so many nuts that sellers moved them by train car. Every Christmas, they’ ...

Once a defining tree of eastern forests, the American chestnut was nearly erased by a foreign fungus within a few human ...

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 ...

Question: I would love to grow American chestnut trees on my property to harvest the nuts for the holidays. Is this possible? Answer: The quick answer to this question is no – though work on ...

Badgersett Research Farms of Canton, Minn., is restoring the American chestnut to its former glory. In the southeast corner of the state, Phil Rutter, a biologist and ecologist, has been working on ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ken Baker and Cocoa In this and my next two essays, I’d like to explore: (A.) How, in the first half of the 20th century, ...

A serious infectious disease nearly wiped out the beloved chestnut tree. Using genetic modification, scientists have found a way to bring it back. Of course, this is controversial because many ...

The giant chestnut tree the Puyallup School District removed from a school playground last month can pose a life-threatening allergic reaction only if digested, experts say. Dr. Jeffrey Demain, a ...

Billions of American chestnut trees once covered the eastern United States. They soared in height, producing so many nuts that sellers moved them by train car. Every Christmas, they’re called to mind ...

Q's Nuts was founded in 2000 with the simple philosophy that high-quality ingredients, a love of good food and a passion for creating in the kitchen would produce some of the best-tasting nut roasts ...