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Spring 2024 Orchard Maintenance and Planting Schedule

by Jack Swatt | May 6, 2024

Orchard Plantings – The Final Update Norcross Seed Orchard – Friday, May 31st, 8:00 AM – 5 Lamb Rd Stafford Springs. We will be planting up to 60 potentially Phytophthera resistant backcross nuts. Bring workgloves and plenty of water to stay...

Spring Chestnut Planting at Wigwam Brook

by TACF | Apr 26, 2010

Are you looking for a way to welcome spring to CT? Please join the CT Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation for planting at a brand new orchard site! On Saturday, May 8th CT-TACF will plant several American chestnut breeding lines (several hundred trees) at the...

Spring Gallery

by TACF | Jul 10, 2015

Chestnuts typically flower in late June or early July … with the Chinese chestnut flowering a week or so earlier than the American chestnut, and those further north slightly delayed from the flowering of those further south or along the coast. Chestnut flowering...

Spring has sprung in Woodbridge

by TACF | May 25, 2007

By Phil Arnold and Leila Pinchot The Woodbridge chestnut orchard has had a very productive spring, with the April 21st planting, and the second annual visit by local elementary students. The planting, carried out by Orchard Manager Dr. Phil Arnold, along with CT-TACF...

Spring Newsletter

by TACF | May 24, 2006

This should be in your mailbox by the Memorial Day weekend, but if not, you saw it here first. Click below to download your copy! CT-TACF Spring 2006 Newsletter Color – low resolution [347kb] CT-TACF Spring 2006 Newsletter Color – high resolution [768kb]...

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