Horse chestnut is a tree that produces spiny-shelled fruits containing seeds, known as conkers. These may have some health benefits, for instance in treating varicose veins and hemorrhoids. However, ...
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 feed ...
Daily Camera: Jeff Mitton: Horse chestnut trees provide a floral display but produce nothing edible
Each spring, a horse chestnut tree on the University of Colorado’s Boulder campus puts on a floral display that stops people, even some of the multitasking undergraduates, in their tracks. The tree is ...
Jeff Mitton: Horse chestnut trees provide a floral display but produce nothing edible
The Santa Fe New Mexican: El Zaguán horse-chestnut trees succumb to stress
One of the two stately horse-chestnut trees, which have been landmarks on Canyon Road for nearly a century and a half, appears to be dead. Both trees began showing signs of stress, such as rust on ...
I do not see many horse chestnuts in home landscapes and your tree is a beautiful specimen. It appears that your tree is suffering from a common fungal disease called horse chestnut leaf blotch.
Horse chestnut trees are native to the mountains of the Middle East and Balkans but are now grown worldwide. Some horse chestnut supplements are made from the tree’s dried leaves and nut oil, but if ...
In These Times: The GMO American Chestnut: Restoration of a Beloved Species or Biotech Trojan Horse?
The GMO American Chestnut: Restoration of a Beloved Species or Biotech Trojan Horse?