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 ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Cultivars of this species have been selected for nut size and for ease of ...

When you hear about endangered species, most of us think about the plights of our furry or feathered friends. This article describes the plight of some of the less cuddly members of the endangered ...

Conservationists in southwestern Ontario are working to fight back against an insidious, tree-killing canker that threatens butternut trees across Eastern Canada. Never an overly abundant species, ...

A Capitol Campus tree-planting project that got off to a controversial start last spring appears to be headed for a sad ending. A butternut tree transplanted from the former homestead of Tumwater ...