Genetic modification is the only credible path to restoring the blight-wracked American chestnut. Bruce Beehler is a ...

Nut trees make great additions to your yard - and your kitchen - but which are worth growing, and which should you avoid? Let ...

The company buys marginal and degraded farmland, plants them with native trees, and harvests the resulting carbon credits.

It may be several years before our trees are widely available for planting outside of focused research efforts. If you wish to be added to our notification list so that you can receive updates on the ...

The 25-year deal would enable Chestnut Carbon to reforest 60,000 acres of land across Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas.

Skyline Chestnuts is the only such farm in the Bay Area, and among only a handful on the entire west coast. Manager Hans Johsens said the Santa Cruz Mountains provide ideal growing conditions for ...

more and more genes are being identified with a plant's ability to defend itself against disease (see Powell et al. 2006). In order to enhance blight-tolerance in the American chestnut tree, we are ...

While chestnuts may not be commonly eaten today, for example, they are a great source of carbohydrates that could, in theory, replace grain or corn in our diets. “It’s basically growing grain ...

Startup Chestnut Carbon has raised $160 million to plant, restore and manage trees on degraded farmland, generating carbon credits for customers that include Microsoft Corp.  The company's goal: ...