Scientists isolated a molecule, extracted from the leaves of the European chestnut tree, with the power to neutralize dangerous, drug-resistant staph bacteria.

Germination of Nearby Native Seeds. Seeds of several native plant types from American chestnut habitats (Elymus/grass, Cichorium/forb, Gaultheria/shrub, Acer/deciduous tree, Pinus/conifer) were ...

The study of a chestnut leaf extract, rich in ursene and oleanene derivatives, shows that it that blocks Staphlococcus aureus virulence and pathogenesis without detectable resistance. Leaves of ...

Left, chestnut leaves have distinct sawtooth edges, which Powell describes as wave-like. Right, last fall’s burs litter the ground at the Lafayette Road Experiment Station.

In addition to the bark, the beech has distinctive long pointy buds. When the buds open in spring, they grow into oval-shaped, coarsely toothed leaves, ranging from 2½ to 6 inches long and about ...

Horse chestnut trees infested with foliage-damaging leaf miner insects are not at greater risk from a bacterial disease, a study shows. Forest Research scientists carried out the study to examine ...

Spores can land on developing horse chestnut leaves. When this is combined with an extended period of leaf wetness, germination and infection result. About 10 to 20 days after infection, ...