A tulip magnolia tree blooms in glorious color this week on Chestnut Street in downtown Santa Cruz. The species is native to east and southeast Asia, as well as parts of South America. They are ...

Conservationists pose with an American chestnut sapling at the Meadowcroft Estate in Sayville on May 1. From left: The Long Island Conservancy's Melissa Feudi, Frank Piccininni, Marshall Brown and ...

Scientists have rediscovered the rare Chestnut mining bee in New York after more than 120 years, raising hope that lost ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Leaves of a swamp chestnut oak - Sarah Macor/Shutterstock If there's a swampy corner in your backyard, the swamp chestnut oak ...

For decades it seemed the once-magnificent chestnut tree was doomed to assume its place among the sadly missing pieces of Americana. But scientific advances, and the diligence of those who hope to see ...