American chestnuts once made up a quarter of the trees in parts of the eastern U.S., but most eaten today come from overseas. Now, a new blight-tolerant tree could help restore a homegrown supply.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While our culinary memories of the American chestnut have mostly faded, the fruit of the "bread tree" as it is sometimes called, ...

“Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire” is playing on the radio now in the Northern Hemisphere which begs the question, “What happened to the American chestnut?” Would you be surprised to hear there’s a ...

UCHIKO, Ehime -- A chestnut-farming couple in this western Japan town has revived a simple local tool for peeling chestnuts ...