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The Prospect of Loss

by TACF | Apr 23, 2009

by Bill Adamsen Against the new fungus enemy, scientists at the Botanical Gardens, and at the Laboratory of Forest Pathology at Washington, will muster their forces in the interest of the lovers of chestnut parks and woodlands. the New York Times – May 1908 As...

Time for Sighting Chestnuts

by TACF | Jul 12, 2007

There are certain routes I frequently drive in Connecticut based on certain chores or repetitive tasks … meetings, work, chauffering kids to their sports. One frequent drive is up Route 8 from Bridgeport to Winsted. I was a little shocked last weekend while...

Tools for tree identification – Kendra Collins’ presentation

by Florian Carle | May 12, 2020

During the 2020 CT Chapter Annual Meeting held virtually on May 2, New England Regional Science Coordinator Kendra Collins gave a presentation on the best practices for chestnut tree identificat ion, and detailing the macroscopic and microscopic differences in...

Tour of Sleeping Giant Chestnut Plantation

by TACF | May 22, 2007

Join the Connecticut Chapter of the American Chestnut Foundation and Dr. Sandy Anagnostakis, of the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, for a tour of the Sleeping Giant Chestnut Plantation, followed by a tour of CT-TACF?s Woodbridge chestnut breeding orchard....

Tracing American chestnuts with chloroplast DNA markers

by TACF | Feb 19, 2010

By Kendra Gurney TACF

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The Prospect of Loss

Time for Sighting Chestnuts

Tools for tree identification – Kendra Collins’ presentation

Tour of Sleeping Giant Chestnut Plantation

Tracing American chestnuts with chloroplast DNA markers

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