by Jules Smith | Sep 18, 2020 | eSprout
On July 12, seven board members from the VT/NH Chapter participated in a Chestnut Work Day hosted by fellow board member, Doug McLane, at his property in Plymouth, NH. This social distance gathering focused on germplasm conservation orchards (GCO). Doug...
by Jules Smith | Sep 10, 2020 | External News
This timely article helps explain the purpose and research behind the development of the GE tree at SUNY’s College of Environmental Science and Forestry, leading up to the USDA’s public comment period, open now through October 19. Read more and learn how...
by Jules Smith | Jul 14, 2020 | eSprout
Noah Howie (back) measuring trees while Marshall Lynch inoculates them at the Milner Backcross Orchard. Inoculated stem tip temporarily covered with a sealed plastic straw to keep the inoculum moist. Frank Milner posing with one of his three-year-old backcross...
by Jules Smith | Jul 14, 2020 | eSprout
On June 27, the CT-TACF Chapter held a chestnut hike along with the Wyndham Land Trust (WLT) and the Meshomasic Hiking Club to search for flowering American chestnut trees at the WLT Bull Hill Preserve. Last September, one of our members, Jack Morris, came across a...
