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Mycorrhizae and the American Chestnut: An Underground Tale of Mystery
Jonathan llaude.csiw.htaptnalp@remlapmjremlaP material is protected by copyright Mycorrhizae: What are they and what do they do? The success of any plant species such as chestnut is dependent upon environmental conditions such as soil pH, soil porosity, water...
CT-TACF Winter 2007 Board Meeting
The Winter Board Meeting of the Connecticut Chapter was hosted at March Hall, Yale University by the Global Institute of Sustainable Forestry. Special gratitude to Leila Pinchot for making the arrangements. We had a quorum with all Directors present. In attendance...
2006 Calendar Summary
Below is the summary of events for 2006, archived as we start developing the calendar for 2007. Click here to see the 2007 calendar of events. April 9th Salem Land Trust. Come help erect 1100 feet of fence as we build a deer proof exclosure and plant our first CT-TACF...
Year End Appeal
I would like to appeal to residents of CT to support two specific on-going orchard projects. This should be of interest to Landowners and Foresters, or really anyone who supports return to the forest a tree of such ecological significance as the American chestnut. If...
Northern CT Land Trust Swann Farm Work Party
On November 27th, volunteers from CT-TACF and the Northern Connecticut Land Trust (NCLT) met at the Swann Orchard site to begin orchard establishment. The orchard site is located on farmland owned by the NCLT and has been set aside for use as a TACF breeding orchard....
Harvest Update
The Connecticut Harvest is nearly complete. While we won't know the final results for years to come, it appears we've successfully pollinated a record number of trees for the Connecticut Chapter. These will help fill out our existing orchards, and provide a...
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We love helping students get excited about, and involved in, the American chestnut tree!
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Save this for when you plant your chestnuts! All you need is a deep pot, well-draining soil, and proper seed orientation for success. 🌱
Want to learn more about growing chestnuts? Visit this link to learn more: tacf.org/growing-chestnuts/
#planting #growing #americanchestnut #plantingseason #explore
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I appreciate the effort, but you’re just planting a tree that will die young.
Another way is put out a bunch of chestnuts, walnuts, acorns etc and let the squirrels plant them (they won't eat them all)!
Where do you get the American chestnuts?
I highly recommend checking out this article by Robert Foster, in which he reminisces about the time he helped save a large, standing American chestnut tree. He also shares an older article that tells the full story of the tree and the effort to preserve it. The original piece, published in American Forests magazine, is titled “Saving Something of Value” by Herbert E. McLean and is copied below his introduction.
Click the following link to check it out: rfoster.substack.com/p/one-big-tree
#americanchestnut #nature #explore #fighttosave #story
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