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Controlled Pollination of American Chestnuts Completed
This spring we have been busy performing controlled crosses of wild American chestnuts that were found the previous year. The trees had produced sterile nuts in the fall since there was not another American chestnut nearby to pollinate the female flowers. Thanks to...
Nominations for Officers and Board of Directors for the 2019 Annual Meeting
CT-TACF Nominating Committee Members: Jane Harris, Bill Adamsen and John Baker (chair) are recommending the following candidates for the Board of Directors and Chapter Officers: Nominees for the Board of Directors: Eight current Board members have expiring...
2019 Annual Meeting of the Connecticut Chapter of TACF
The Annual Meeting of the Connecticut Chapter of TACF will be held on Sunday, March 31, 2019 at 10:00 AM (Opening reception at 9:30) at the CT Forest & Park Association's Headquarters, 16 Meriden Rd., Rockfall, CT. Our guest speaker will be Dr. Jared Westbrook,...
CT Chapter Exhibit at the 2019 CT Flower and Garden Show
If you are tired of looking out your windows at snow and dormant gardens and want to dream of warmer spring days, then schedule a visit to the CT Flower & Garden Show at the Hartford Convention Center from February 21 - 24. While there stop by and visit us at the...
CT Chapter Fall Board Meeting
The CT Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation will be holding it's Fall Board Meeting at the CT Forest and Parks Headquarters on Friday, November 16th from 11 AM to 1 PM. The meeting is open to all members. Lunch will be available but if you plan on attending,...
CT Chapter Exhibit at The Durham Fair, September 27 – September 30
Come visit our exhibit booth at the 2018 Durham Fair from Thursday, September 27th through Sunday, September 30th. We will be informing the public on our work to restore the American chestnut to the forests of Connecticut. We can use many volunteers, so if you are a...
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If you’ve ever wondered why we keep planting wild‑type American chestnuts, even though they eventually succumb to blight, this is why.
Any other questions we can answer? Drop them in the comments!
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Maybe one will mutate and not get the blight .
I had a co-worker who was experimenting with this 20 or 30 years ago. He dug up the soil from the base of the tree and made a poultice. At the time, I didn't know a Chestnut from a ham sandwich. Now I have a dozen of my own stump sprouts and am planting four of their genetically selected trees this year.
The Canadian chestnut council initiated the blight resistance breeding program and planted out these trees in 2020. We fortunately have collected seeds and propagation of these seedlings are available at the Little Otter Tree Farm Tillsonburg Ont
Rogueing has officially begun! Late last year, Meadowview Research Farm staff selected the best trees in our 2018 progeny test to be genetically tested this year, and now our Director of Land Management, Dan McKinnon, is removing the trees that weren’t selected. The 2017 progeny test is also being cleared to make way for future plantings. Removing undesirable trees on a regular basis provides space for the trees of tomorrow.
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if you dug them I am sure some of us could plant them.. i mean if there is a chance they make it
Can't you replant the "undesirable " trees else where as they're important to the earth breathing.
Thanks, Dan!
The PA/NJ Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation is having a Spring Growers meeting on March 28, 2026 from 9:30am - 3:30pm
Expert speakers: Michael Goergen, Allen Dietrich-Ward, Noah Vincent, and Lake Graboski
$30 ticket price includes breakfast and lunch!
All are welcome! Learn more at PANJTACF.org
It will be held at The Centennial Barn at Fort Hunter Mansion
5395 N. Front St, Harrisburg, PA 17110
#americanchestnut #meeting #getinvolved #nonprofit #explorepage
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Sorry I will miss this! I have to be at our SAWN-PA forest workshop.
In collaboration with us, the off-road park, Anthracite Outdoor Adventure Area (AOAA), has participated in planting American chestnut trees across their property.
"Off-road parks do not always have a reputation for environmental stewardship, which makes AOAA’s conservation work genuinely surprising and worth highlighting."
Check out the article "This Rugged Pennsylvania Off-Roading Playground Sits In The Heart Of Coal Country" to learn more about the AOAA: everafterinthewoods.com/this-rugged-pennsylvania-off-roading-playground-sits-in-the-heart-of-coal...
Images from AOAA socials.
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TACF’s Director of Development, John, and Director of Communications, Jules, had a great time tabling at an event for the one-year anniversary Tree Museum Birthday Gala. Despite the rainy weather, the gala planted trees, roasted chestnuts, and hosted a ticketed “Tree Walk” that sold out.
#americanchestnut #trees #explorepage #chestnuts #nature
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