Tools for tree identification – Kendra Collins’ presentation

4 days ago

🐛 Large silk moth caterpillar native to North America, not a threatened species fairly common *but beautiful.
🌳 Tree is a wild American chestnut planted for a PRR fungicide trial in Clemson, SC.

Photo credit: Celeste Giles, Research Associate with the Plant and Environment Sciences Department at Clemson
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Can you tell us more about the PRR fungicide trial?

So cool. Curious if the funguscide harms the catepillar and insects?

6 days ago

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1 week ago

Join the VA chapter for a science presentation, orchard tour and seed give away! This meeting is open to the public and will take place on December 6th at Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve from 1pm-4pm.
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What kind of American chestnut seeds?

Very cool! Have fun everyone who can go!

their is one kind only

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Someday hope there will be enough trees to give chestnuts to make dressing.

Happy Thanksgiving! 🍁🥧🦃🍂

2 weeks ago

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