Information about the Weed of Concern horse chestnut. Horse chestnut is also known by its Latin name, Aesculus hippocastanum. Horse chestnut is designated as a weed of concern in King County. This ...

Learn how to identify the horse chestnut tree by its large leaves, spiky seed pods, and shiny brown conkers found across parks and gardens. Why did Jim Carrey’s appearance change? Retirees rethink ...

Native trees adapt to the climate and environmental conditions of their area to survive. Researchers in the College of Natural Resources and Environment in collaboration with the American Chestnut ...

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. But by the 1950s, this venerable tree ...

At the Kingman Research Farm just outside of the University of New Hampshire campus, there’s an orchard of chestnut trees, growing under the watchful eyes of researchers. The American chestnut was a ...

USDA's APHIS approved the Darling-54 GMO American chestnut for wild release, though opposition remains over potential ecological risks.

A genetically engineered chestnut has cleared a major hurdle a century after an invasive fungus almost wiped out one of America’s most important forest trees. Scientists are making attempts to revive ...