Islanders are being urged to take precautions to prevent the spread of a tree fungus that has now been detected in three areas of P.E.I. Butternut canker is a fast-spreading disease that attacks ...

Unlike many native tree species that face direct threats from land development, the endangered butternut tree in Ontario is battling an invisible and unrelenting enemy: butternut canker. First recorde ...

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 ...

Butternuts are soft and oily, with a light walnut flavor that lingers on the tongue. But few Americans have tasted this endangered native. Now, UConn undergraduates have published the first full map ...

The Butternut tree (Juglans cinerea) is a native deciduous hardwood tree related to the Black Walnut (Juglans nigra). Also known as White Walnut, the wood from Butternut is used for woodworking, ...

Douglass Jacobs, the Fred M. van Eck Professor of Forest Biology at Purdue University, Inspects a stand of butternut in Indiana’s John Wright Forest. This image may be used by news organizations ...

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 ...

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) ...