It's been a very long time since vendors sold the American chestnut on city sidewalks. It's no longer the variety whose smell ...

From left to right, the trees are a blight-susceptible wild-type American chestnut (C. dentata) called Ellis 1, a blight-resistant Chinese chestnut (C. mollissima) tree called 'Qing,' and two ...

One approach is based on conventional plant breeding techniques and has been crossing blight and PRR-resistant Chinese chestnuts with the American type. PRR resistance has been found to be less ...

If possible, buy cooked chestnuts from the roasted chestnut vendor, because they have a deliciously smoky flavour. Remove the shells and papery skin while the chestnuts are hot. You can also use ...