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Scientists, arborists and foresters hope to bring the trees back someday, with a combination of smart crossbreeding, diligent ...
Horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) is a tree native to the Balkan Peninsula but is now widely cultivated around the world. While it is commonly associated with its striking flowers and ...
Cameraria ohridella, an invasive moth species, has emerged as a significant pest affecting horse chestnut trees (Aesculus hippocastanum) across Europe. The larvae of this leaf miner penetrate and ...
It appears that your tree is suffering from a common fungal disease called horse chestnut leaf blotch. Several of the Garden’s horse chestnuts show signs of this same disease. This year’s ...
Climate change has made chestnut a recommended tree choice because it is at this point not targeted by critters like emerald ...
National Catholic Center for Holocaust Education at Seton Hill University receives sapling from Anne Frank Center USA ...
Here, spring doesn’t begin on March 20 or 21, but when the Republic of Geneva’s official “marronier”, a horse chestnut tree that stands along the Treille promenade, in front of the ...
Do you enjoy the huge old trees in Edmonds? Do the massive aged cedars still standing give you a sense of awe? Are you amazed ...
The traditional game, played by generations of British schoolchildren, involves players using conkers — the glossy brown seeds of the horse chestnut tree — threaded onto a string to try and ...