Scientists map where the endangered butternut tree can survive, offering new hope for restoring the species across eastern U.S. forests.

By mapping conditions linked to natural resistance which the tree has developed to a pest, researchers are guiding restoration strategies.

Researchers used advanced habitat modeling to identify where the endangered butternut tree can survive and thrive again.

The classic and trusted book “Fifty Common Trees of Indiana” by T.E. Shaw was published in 1956 as a user-friendly guide to local species. Nearly 70 years later, the publication has been updated ...

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 ...

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 ...

Douglass Jacobs, the Fred M. van Eck Professor of Forest Biology at Purdue University, with a butternut tree that has been infected with stem canker. Butternut is on the list of at-risk forest tree ...