Flowering trees can make a big statement when they're in full bloom. Every yard should have at least one such tree.

Another spiky nut, however, is poisonous and should not be eaten. Similar to chestnuts, seeds of the horse chestnut tree, ...

The horse chestnut tree in front of my house looks worse than ever. Its remaining leaves are brown, and many fell early. Is ...

Conkers are rich in a natural compound called saponin. Think of saponins as the eco-friendly cleaners of the plant world.

Retired financial planner Jim Brady spends his days tending to his hundred-acre wood − maintaining trails, spotting wildlife and fostering American chestnut trees. When he bought the property on ...

People flocking to the area to collect chestnuts eagerly compete to gather chestnut burrs and nuts that have fallen from the trees. As temperatures rose in the afternoon, many people filled the open ...

If you elect to forage your own chestnuts, just be sure you’re not picking up horse chestnuts ... First, you have to find and travel to the trees, then you have to collect the nuts, stubbing ...

The traditional game, played by generations of British schoolchildren, involves players using conkers — the glossy brown seeds of the horse chestnut tree — threaded onto a string to try and ...

Morris Chestnut is coming back to prime time. His new CBS series Watson is set to premiere on January 26 following the AFC Championship game. It will air at approximately 10 p.m. ET/9 p.m. CT/7 p ...

“Conkers is an ancient and traditional Autumn sport in Great Britain; played using the large (1-2”) seeds of horse chestnut trees, known as a Conker,” Horton told NPR via email. “The game is played by ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. King Conker David Jakins takes part in the annual World Conker Championships at the Shuckburgh Arms in ...