By mapping conditions linked to natural resistance which the tree has developed to a pest, researchers are guiding ...

Scientists map where the endangered butternut tree can survive, offering new hope for restoring the species across eastern U.S. forests.

The butternut tree, a close relative of black walnut prized for its pale wood and wildlife value, is on the brink of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A fungus that's deadly to butternut trees has been found on the Island, and there is no known cure. (Clay Cutting - image credit) ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Feb. 2—On a quiet street in the city of Oneonta's Sixth Ward stands a century-old butternut tree, recently declared the largest ...

Butternut country is so distinctive that Parker Nichols knows he has arrived even before he sees the first butternut tree. As the proprietor of Vermont WildWoods, a flooring and millwork company in ...

Many at-risk forest tree species will probably need biotechnology along with traditional tree-breeding approaches to survive, according to insights published in the July issue of the journal New ...

In this edition of ID That Tree, meet a rarely found native tree that is closely related to the black walnut, the butternut. The butternut has been plagued by fungal disease, but can be identified by ...

Do you hate to lose stuff? Most of us do. It stinks when we lose something that was really valuable, right? If that uncomfortable feeling of loss is something you care to fight, then consider the ...

A butternut tree that is the offspring of a 170-year-old tree planted by Tumwater pioneer George Washington Bush was planted last February in Tumwater’s Isabella Bush Park. The city’s tree board is ...