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Nominations Report for 2025
The Nominating Committee will present the following nominations at the upcoming Annual Member Meeting. All nominees have agreed to their nominations. For Officer Positions: For President: Jack Swatt For Vice President: Fred Behringer For Secretary:...
2024 CT-TACF Chestnut Harvest Schedule
2024 Chestnut Harvest Schedule All dates and times are subject to change due to weather or unforeseen circumstances. The schedule will be posted and updated on our website News feed here:https://tacf.org/ct/connecticut-news/. Bring thick gloves or a couple of pair...
Spring 2024 Orchard Maintenance and Planting Schedule
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 hydrated. Winchester Seed...
Agenda for the 2024 Annual Meeting
This is the agenda for the upcoming 2024 CT Chapter Annual Meeting, held on Sunday, March 24th, 2024 10:00 am - Annual Meeting Minutes of prior annual meeting Treasurer's Report President's Report Committee Reports: Outreach and Education Committee ...
CT-TACF Nominating Committee Report
The CT-TACF Nominating Committee of John Baker, Ginny Patsun and Michael Gaffey are recommending the following candidates for: 1) The Board of Directors for 2024 with the term ending in 2026: You are: Renee Allen Jim Gage...
2024 New Leaf, the CT newsletter, is out!
Like Spring is always coming after Winter, the New Leaf is always coming before the Flower and Garden Show! This issue includes the articles Celebrating the 40 years of TACF in Hamden Backcross Breeding Program Update Planting Chestnuts in a Colonial Setting Breeding...
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Join us on Friday, May 16, 2025, from 11:30AM – 1:00PM (EPT), for the next LIVE Chestnut Chat.
Special guests Duane McKenna and Michael Charles will discuss beetle evolution and the rediscovery of a lost species, the greater chestnut weevil.
Visit tacf.org/event/chestnut-chat-beetle-evolution-greater-chestnut-weevil/ to learn more and register.
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Planting season is here! This week we planted around 140 genomically selected chestnut seedlings at Meadowview's Duncan Farm for seed orchard production. In 5–7 years, this new seed orchard will be used for breeding and collecting open-pollinated seeds to continually improve disease resistance among our trees. Exciting roots for the future!
#americanchestnut #castaneadentata #americanchestnutfoundation #meadowviewresearchfarms
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out of five trees, I have only one that has survived. Two due to cold killing the tops (16-21 degrees) and two I think killed by squirrels or gophers.
Awesome!! 🥰
I wrote to you recently and we have one out here in Oregon City OR. In the middle of our woods we just logged. It was planted about 1890. We are mailing out a sample today for you.
We're hiring and the deadline is this weekend! Head to jobs.talenthr.io/tacf/nursery-manager/4 to learn more.
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Carolina friends, please join us on May 3rd!
Where: Pryor Orchard in Edneyville, NC - Address and additional details will be provided after you sign up and fill out a waiver.
When: Saturday, May 3rd 2025 at 10:00AM.
Bring: Closed toe shoes (no crocs, sorry!), gloves, hat, sunscreen, bug spray, water and a snack or lunch.
Spots are limited, visit theamericanchestnutfoundation.volunteerlocal.com/volunteer/?id=90477 to sign up.
For more information, please contact:
Regional Science Coordinator Jamie Van Clief: gro.fcat@feilcnav.eimaj
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Two American chestnut hybrids showing off their early spring leaves. These trees were planted about 10 years ago behind Lucy Herring Elementary in West Asheville.
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Approximately how tall are the trees?
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