Mr. CASE: Since the 1950s, early '60s. And being wiped out means that the trees, when they get up to a flowering stage, if they get that high, they're struck by the blight and they die back.

In bloom the pink-draped Cape Chestnut is a magnificent sight. Linnaeus’ pupil Carl Peter Thunberg gave it the ‘beautiful tree from the Cape’ Greek and Latin scientific name.

Chestnut Tree Orchards in Brookeville, Maryland. (John Gonzalez/7News) The American chestnut, Castanea dentata, once dominated portions of the eastern U.S. forests.

NORTH ATTLEBORO, Mass. (WPRI) — American chestnut trees have been around for centuries and were a vital resource for those living in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Most were used for lumber ...

The bloom itself is a creamy yellow-white. Chestnut is a tree that hits both view and audio sensation. When bumblebees are noisy working on the blossoms, the tree sounds like a machine.

This botanic garden is determined to bring back the American chestnut tree and heirloom apples that taste like those grown 500 years ago. It won’t be easy. By Margaret Roach “Explore what’s ...