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American chestnut seeds available from GA-TACF

NOTE: We have allocated all of the seeds from the 2023 seed crop!  We hope to run this promotion again next year (January 2025).

Special offer for new or renewing GA-TACF members

If you join TACF, renew a lapsed membership, or renew early plus add a donation of at least $25 to the Georgia Chapter (GA-TACF), we will send you a packet of 10 pure American chestnut seeds* along with planting and care instructions. To take advantage of this offer, please:

1) Email us at gro.fcat@retpahCAG to confirm that seeds are still available. We will get back to you right away and reserve a seed packet for you.

2) Join or renew with TACF with at least the $40 regular annual membership fee and add a $25 extra donation to The GA Chapter of TACF. The link to join and donate is: https://support.tacf.org/membership After adding your regular membership, click Continue Shopping to add the donation to GA-TACF.

3) When joining or renewing, please fill in the “Special Note” section of the payment page saying that you would like to receive a packet of seeds from GA-TACF.

This offer is limited to seed availability (first come, first served) and will expire March 1, 2024 or once this year’s seed supply runs out.

If you are unable to take advantage of this offer, TACF has several long-standing programs that enable members to obtain chestnut seeds or seedlings. See https://tacf.org/american-chestnut-seeds-and-seedlings/

*Pure American chestnut seeds will mostly be from source trees from the state of Georgia. They do not carry significant blight or Phytophthora root rot resistance. That said, when planted in the right location and properly cared for, they are capable of growing into adult trees with the potential to flower and bear nuts. If they reach that condition, the trees may be very useful to GA-TACF for future breeding purposes.

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This is a photo of an American chestnut planted in Rome, GA. Notice how late it is to Ieaf out in comparison with the surrounding trees. This tree is the offspring of two trees, one at Brasstown Bald and one at Fort Mountain, two high elevation sites in GA. High elevation trees leaf out late to avoid frost damage. This demonstrates why we incorporate chestnut trees from multiple sites throughout the native range into our disease resistance breeding program. We need to develop a population of trees capable of growing at highly diverse sites from Mississippi to Maine. To learn more about our program and how you can help, please come to our May 2 meeting in Buford. Details can be found here:

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This is a photo of an American chestnut planted in Rome, GA. Notice how late it is to Ieaf out in comparison with the surrounding trees. This tree is the offspring of two trees, one at Brasstown Bald and one at Fort Mountain, two high elevation sites in GA. High elevation trees leaf out late to avoid frost damage. This demonstrates why we incorporate chestnut trees from multiple sites throughout the native range into our disease resistance breeding program. We need to develop a population of trees capable of growing at highly diverse sites from Mississippi to Maine. To learn more about our program and how you can help, please come to our May 2 meeting in Buford. Details can be found here:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/georgia-chapter-of-the-american-chestnut-foundation-annual-meeting-tickets-1985313063817?aff=ebdsshother&utm_share_source=listing_android&sg=d31c5fd4c6c374057a4c3964d83fb32d60676df5189120d112632e9f7ec410e1db2b8b838eb079776da12f4dd1e457069fe91f93de5f5f777ca1f5efc12f8867f6d7e1ad8ecd078f064d26af10Gwinnett Environmental & Heritage Center Foundation The American Chestnut Foundation Cloudland Vineyards + Winery
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