Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A fungus that's deadly to butternut trees has been found on the Island, and there is no known cure. (Clay Cutting - image credit) ...

Once common across eastern forests, butternut trees have been devastated by an aggressive fungal disease. The results pinpoint priority zones for restoration and conservation across the Midwest and ...

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CEDAR RAPIDS - Part way down a wooded slope above a tiny, unnamed stream, a bleak tale is playing out nearly without notice. Here, at this spot on the property of the Indian Creek Nature Center, a ...

Butternut country is so distinctive that Parker Nichols knows he has arrived even before he sees the first butternut tree. As the proprietor of Vermont WildWoods, a flooring and millwork company in ...

The butternut tree, a close relative of black walnut prized for its pale wood and wildlife value, is on the brink of disappearing from North American forests. A new study from Virginia Tech offers ...