Scientists at UC Davis have for the first time sequenced the genome of a commercial walnut variety. The information should accelerate the rate of breeding and variety improvement in walnuts and help ...

A: Yeah, that's one of the down sides of any fruit or nut tree in a high-traffic area. Another issue with walnuts (and their removal) is that their leaves, bark and roots put out a substance called ...

In the simplest terms, a nut is an edible seed. We eat many kinds of nuts, from hazelnuts to Brazil nuts, pine nuts to pistachios. Most of the country’s nuts are grown here in California. In 2012, ...

Missouri is home to more black walnut trees than any other place in the world. Its wild nature and distinct flavor means the black walnut often gets passed over for more popular European varieties — ...

Correction: An earlier version of this story said just 1 percent of the state's 3 million maples are being tapped. The actual number is 1 percent (3 million) of the state's 300 million maples. In a ...

Walnuts, a top California export crop, grow in orchards like this. Scientists at the University of California, Davis, have for the first time sequenced the genome of a commercial walnut variety. The ...