by Jules Smith | Jul 24, 2019 | External News
Over four billion American chestnut trees have been killed as a result of an introduced pathogen, the chestnut blight. But recently, thanks to science and the hard work of TACF and our partners, transgenic blight‐tolerant American chestnut trees have been developed....
by Jules Smith | May 8, 2019 | External News
This article by the U.S. Forest Service stresses the ecological role American chestnut played in the forest and the importance of its return. The disappearance of the chestnut launched a profound change in the structure and composition of eastern forests. Now, because...
by Jules Smith | Feb 22, 2019 | External News
“The loss of the nuts ended a way of life and brought economic hardship to many. ‘The blight was hard on people for chestnuts were used as money at the stores,’ Max Thomas said. Thomas was not alone in his belief that the death of chestnuts helped destroy a...
by Jules Smith | Feb 15, 2019 | External News
Did you know chestnuts have helped end famous quarrels between those such as Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton, thanks to chefs such as James Hemings (1765-1801)? Per our long-time friend Dr. Sandra L. Anagnostakis, the appeal of chestnut, both for timber and...
by Jules Smith | Feb 13, 2019 | External News
The Guardian, a heavily-read online media source that covers American and international news, recently published an article about how TACF’s American chestnut restoration efforts offer hope for British trees. Like the US, the UK is also experiencing threats to...
by Jules Smith | Feb 12, 2019 | External News
On February 9, 2019, about 30 members of the MD-TACF Chapter planted 4,000 American chestnut seeds in a warm greenhouse at the Center for Maryland Agriculture and Farm Park in Cockeysville. The work of this committed group of volunteers will allow TACF to study these...
