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The 2022 edition of “The New Leaf” is out
The 2022 edition of "The New Leaf", CT-TACF Chapter annual newsletter, is now available online here! A printed version is currently making its way to the mailboxes of all the CT members. This Winter/Spring 2022 Newsletter focuses on our Chestnut show-and-tell all over...
Fall 2021 CT-TACF Harvest Schedule
American Chestnut Harvest Schedule All dates and times my be changed for inclement weather or other reasons outside of our control. Rough terrain and thick brush may need to be traversed to reach the chestnut trees, so good footwear and legwear is recommended. ...
The CT chapter now has a Facebook group!
To help all the members of the CT chapter keeping touch with our activities, we have created a Facebook group where members and anyone interested in our work can post and interact. The group is linked the the Facebook page of the Foundation....
CT American Chestnut Harvest Schedule
We will be starting to collect chestnut burs from several American chestnut trees through out the state starting this Thursday and extending into next week. The schedule has been quick to put together and may be changing based on weather or other factors. IF you...
25 years ago: the Old Lyme-Phoebe Griffin Noyes Library Chestnut Tree
As we discussed our plans to pollinate the American chestnut tree on the Old Lyme-Phoebe Griffin Noyes Library yard during our last meeting, Jack Ostroff found a 1995 article in the New York Times about the very same tree. At the time, the tree was a young seedling....
Tools for tree identification – Kendra Collins’ presentation
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...
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#explore #americanchestnut #nature #quote #restoration
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Im hoping to see this in my lifetime
Chestnuts look so beautiful during pollination season, their catkins (the yellow fuzzy blossoms) are often described as fireworks. 🌰 🎇
Which image is your favorite?
#americanchestnut #fieldwork #nature #pollination #explore
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Catkins in my yard are buzzing with bees!
Wow. Way more explosive looking than the European chestnuts. Beekeepers should be all over that. It’s the most distinct honey I’ve ever had.  As for the aroma… Well… Enough said.
I have tended those trees. MD TACF, join us!
Watch this quick video to learn how we conduct controlled pollinations for our breeding program.
Learn more about our breeding program and our use of the recurrent genomic selection model: tacf.org/tree-breeding/
#americanchestnut #pollination #conservation #restoration #explore
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❤️ The original farmstead my property used to be a part of, grew chestnut trees and Hickory trees. The last two American Chestnut trees died about 6 years ago, they were right on the shoreline of a lake and unfortunately all their nuts fell in the water. They died cause they were both girdled by a beaver that had taken up residence on the lake. I would've done something to protect the two trees but unfortunately were not part of my property and all I could do was watch in horror. I wouldn't dare mess with trees that don't belong to me. I would however love to add some if it's possible to purchase American Chestnut back to our property, our parcel had the Shagbark Hickory trees on it.
Big tree - Asian chestnut ?
Did you know that Allegheny chinquapins can get chestnut blight?
#americanchestnut #DidYouKnow #explore #nature #conservation
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Would it get a lot bigger if it didn't get the blight? If so, how much?