As we discussed our plans to pollinate the American chestnut tree on the Old Lyme-Phoebe Griffin Noyes Library yard during our last meeting, Jack Ostroff found a 1995 article in the New York Times about the very same tree. At the time, the tree was a young seedling.
The article talks about Dr. Phillip Gordon and Dr. Sandra Anagnostakis, familiar names to many of us in the CT chapter, as they were worried about the longevity of this 5 year old tree in such a public display.
The article finishes on the wonderful quote by Philip on his views to bring the American chestnut to its native range: “The wonderful people — who come together for whatever reason — are not only making it possible, they’re making it impossible for it not to happen. It’s just a matter of time.”
