Before the blight, the American chestnut was the dominant tree in hardwood forests from Maine ... boxes and barrels. Unlike oak, the wood was light and easy to work. It was also rot-resistant ...

According To Our Master Gardener Like the chestnut oak and the black oak, the Chapman oak is one of the best types of oak trees you can plant in your yard. The Chapman oak may be small in size ...

In this edition of ID That Tree, Purdue Extension forester Lenny Farlee introduces you to chestnut oak, sometimes called rock chestnut oak. It is an oak species commonly found in the southern part of ...

Also on Thursday, a decades-old oak tree was removed near Craven Quad and replaced with a swamp chestnut oak tree planted nearby. The remainder of project will be completed next week with the removal ...

The fruit from this tree has been a valued food source for humans, wildlife, and livestock alike. Timber from this former giant is naturally rot-resistant and nearly as durable as oak yet lighter.

Timber obtained from White Chestnut Oak Trees. It strikes a balance between hardness and toughness, making it easy to process. Though it appears no different from most other wood, its color grows ...

Oak trees can live over a thousand years ... while the seeds are eaten by birds such as siskins and greenfinches. The horse chestnut tree is known for its glossy red-brown conkers. It can reach up to ...