By Bill Adamsen Director of The American Chestnut Foundation President, CT Chapter TACF Wilton, CT |
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2 weeks ago Today was the last day of controlled pollinations in the southern region. Many thanks to the NC/SC Chapter members who came out to help! ... See MoreSee Less
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8 CommentsComment on Facebook Thank you for your hard work! I'm in south Arkansas. We had miniature Chestnut call chink a pin which got wiped out in the 50s. I have found two this spring 2025. They are small. Hello, is this a chestnut tree?
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This summer, we’re aiming to produce 1,000 hand-pollinated nuts for our genomic-assisted breeding program, and each one is a vital step toward restoring the American chestnut. 8 CommentsComment on Facebook Question, why don’t you just plant the seeds/trees in an orchard and let nature pollinate them? That would reduce the cost exponentially and sell the seeds by the bag full? So people can then plant them in mass? Also, Why only 1000 seeds when one tree can produce more than that? Howdy. He have four American Chestnuts together, growing opposite of several Chinese. They are about 20 years old. An interesting study. Can you advise on the percentage of success of these nuts to generating a nut producing tree? I’m working on restoring 80 acres and would like to attempt to have some American dominant gene trees on the property that produce nuts but don’t want to take the risk of $100 for four nuts to only find out the percentage of success is still relatively small. Sorry for the likely noob question
4 weeks ago 👍 ... See MoreSee Less ![]() ![]() ![]() 1 CommentComment on Facebook Is this possibly in the Chestnut family?
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There are two work opportunities on June 7, 2025 for members of the WV Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation. ![]() 0 CommentsComment on Facebook
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What an incredible tree the American chestnut was! As The American Chestnut Foundations continues its decades-long work to restore this species, we welcome you to join the cause! 25 CommentsComment on Facebook They can bring back a dead wolf from hundreds of years ago but they won’t bring back something useful like the American chestnut I still have the audubon society, saying my chestnut tree, horse chestnut, has the largest girth in the state of michigan... The tree is gone, but the stump is still standing there.Proud. And they are all gone because of humans © 2025 The American Chestnut Foundation
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