Black Hill Regional Park Orchard
This orchard was founded in 2010, originally as a demonstration orchard, but is now being converted to a mother tree orchard
For a list of the plantings as of June 2016 click here.
Address:
20930 Lake Ridge Drive, Boyds, Montgomery Co.
Directions:
Starting from Rt 270 at Germantown, go north on Rt 27 for 1 mile toward Damascus. Turn left on Rt 355 and go 0.8 miles to a left turn on Old Baltimore Rd. Take Old Baltimore 1.5 miles to a left turn into Black Hill Park. Take Lake Ridge Drive 1 mile to a right turn on Black Hill Rd. Continue over the causeway and past the Park Police Complex. The orchard is beyond a sign that says ” authorized vehicles only” and in a field past a sharp turn in the road. Note: See the Google map below.
Contacts:
Stan Fisher – Steward
Jen Scully, Park Naturalist, Black Hill Regional Park
Property owner:
Montgomery County Department of Parks
Plantings:
Maryland Chapter Menu
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Amazing work being done by the West Virginia Chapter!
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Why were they planted so close together?
Thank you!
We love helping students get excited about, and involved in, the American chestnut tree!
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Save this for when you plant your chestnuts! All you need is a deep pot, well-draining soil, and proper seed orientation for success. 🌱
Want to learn more about growing chestnuts? Visit this link to learn more: tacf.org/growing-chestnuts/
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I appreciate the effort, but you’re just planting a tree that will die young.
Another way is put out a bunch of chestnuts, walnuts, acorns etc and let the squirrels plant them (they won't eat them all)!
Where do you get the American chestnuts?
I highly recommend checking out this article by Robert Foster, in which he reminisces about the time he helped save a large, standing American chestnut tree. He also shares an older article that tells the full story of the tree and the effort to preserve it. The original piece, published in American Forests magazine, is titled “Saving Something of Value” by Herbert E. McLean and is copied below his introduction.
Click the following link to check it out: rfoster.substack.com/p/one-big-tree
#americanchestnut #nature #explore #fighttosave #story
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