Connecticut News
CT-TACF and Northern CT Land Trust Prepare Test Orchard Site
On April 17th, volunteers from the Northern CT Land Trust (NCLT) and CT-TACF joined forces to prepare a section of NCLT?s Swann Farm for possible use as a chestnut orchard. Located in Ellington, the Swann property has been preserved as working farmland and also helps...
Woodbridge Land Trust Plants their Orchard
The Woodbridge Land Trust planted their Calistro tree harvest at the Town's Fitzgerald property on Beecher Road. The Amity Observer captured the event in this fantastic article appearing April 26th. At the Tuesday May 9th May meeting of the TACF-CT Board, Robert...
Asian Ambrosia Beetle
Discussion on an interesting pest popped up on the Chestnut (TACF) Growers List this past week. We're fortunate not to have seen this pest (yet) here in Connecticut. Hill Craddock of Hamilton County Tennessee describes it as "by far the most damaging pest in...
Take a Hike
Stamford Museum & Nature Center continued their special partnership with the American Chestnut Foundation (TACF) during "Take a Hike" week. On Wednesday, April 19, TACF volunteers and Nature Center Staff helped plant new American chestnut seedlings in a research grove...
Notable Trees
Trees have a special meaning for people; trees are providers of food, inspiration and materials for art and architecture, as well as providers of renewable fuel. Trees are not only symbolic of our relationship with nature, but symbolic of our reliance on nature for...
Planting Notes
Looking back on our several days of planting the American chestnut hybrids and Controls at Salem, there were a few planting notes we thought might be prudent to share. On the left - Just one week after planting tree swallows find the orchard home. On the right -...