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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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GA-TACF friends, members, and supporters:

We are approaching the end of this season's controlled pollination work for our chestnut breeding program, centered at Berry College and a nearby orchard site. At this point we have bagged and pollinated six trees and are looking to pollinate four more. We are again hoping for assistance from chapter volunteers - a good number have helped so far this summer!

Volunteers need not have experience; essential safety and pollination training will be provided at the start of each shift. Our next dates will be Monday June 8 and Tuesday June 9 (9 am - noon, and 1 - 5 pm shifts). We can only pollinate when it is not raining, but despite the chance of rain on those days we need to make an attempt at it. Fallback "rain delay" dates will be Wednesday June 10 and Thursday June 11. Harvest will take place in September and October when we again will need volunteer help.

If you have not already registered to volunteer with GA-TACF, please do so here: theamericanchestnutfoundation.volunteerlocal.com/volunteer/?id=99170

After you have registered, please sign up for pollination shifts here: theamericanchestnutfoundation.volunteerlocal.com/volunteer/?id=113887

I hope you will be able to help! As I have said in several recent posts, GA-TACF is an all-volunteer organization so there is no "us" without "you"!!

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GA-TACF friends, members, and supporters: We are approaching the end of this seasons controlled pollination work for our chestnut breeding program, centered at Berry College and a nearby orchard site.  At this point we have bagged and pollinated six trees and are looking to pollinate four more.  We are again hoping for assistance from chapter volunteers - a good number have helped so far this summer! Volunteers need not have experience; essential safety and pollination training will be provided at the start of each shift.  Our next dates will be Monday June 8 and Tuesday June 9 (9 am - noon, and 1 - 5 pm shifts).  We can only pollinate when it is not raining, but despite the chance of rain on those days we need to make an attempt at it. Fallback rain delay dates will be Wednesday June 10 and Thursday June 11.  Harvest will take place in September and October when we again will need volunteer help.If you have not already registered to volunteer with GA-TACF, please do so here: https://theamericanchestnutfoundation.volunteerlocal.com/volunteer/?id=99170After you have registered, please sign up for pollination shifts here: https://theamericanchestnutfoundation.volunteerlocal.com/volunteer/?id=113887I hope you will be able to help!  As I have said in several recent posts, GA-TACF is an all-volunteer organization so there is no us without you!!The American Chestnut Foundation Berry CollegeImage attachmentImage attachment

After a couple of weeks of bagging flowers in our chestnut orchards, we are now transitioning to pollinations. We have added shifts for tomorrow and Thursday of this week, as well as Monday and Tuesday of next week.

Volunteers will help pollinate chestnut trees that were previously bagged. The process involves removing the bags, applying the pollen, and immediately reaffixing the bags. Work may be from the ground, using a tri-pod orchard ladder, or using a bucket lift. All necessary safety and technical training will be provided on site, so experience is not necessary.

We could still use more help. If you have not already registered to volunteer with GA-TACF, please do so here: theamericanchestnutfoundation.volunteerlocal.com/volunteer/?id=99170

After you have registered, please sign up for pollination shifts here: theamericanchestnutfoundation.volunteerlocal.com/volunteer/?id=113887

I hope you will be able to help!
Martin Cipollini, GA-TACF

(P.S. Volunteers for this particular activity must be 18 years or older)

Here are some pics of the work that was done at the Berry College orchard last week.

The American Chestnut Foundation Berry College
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After a couple of weeks of bagging flowers in our chestnut orchards, we are now transitioning to pollinations.  We have added shifts for tomorrow and Thursday of this week, as well as Monday and Tuesday of next week.  Volunteers will help pollinate chestnut trees that were previously bagged.  The process involves removing the bags, applying the pollen, and immediately reaffixing the bags.  Work may be from the ground, using a tri-pod orchard ladder, or using a bucket lift.  All necessary safety and technical training will be provided on site, so experience is not necessary. We could still use more help.  If you have not already registered to volunteer with GA-TACF, please do so here: https://theamericanchestnutfoundation.volunteerlocal.com/volunteer/?id=99170After you have registered, please sign up for pollination shifts here: https://theamericanchestnutfoundation.volunteerlocal.com/volunteer/?id=113887I hope you will be able to help!Martin Cipollini, GA-TACF (P.S. Volunteers for this particular activity must be 18 years or older)Here are some pics of the work that was done at the Berry College orchard last week.The American Chestnut Foundation Berry CollegeImage attachmentImage attachment+5Image attachment

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Is there anyway to obtain nuts or seedlings for planting in Upstate NY? Looking to get some started on our property

GA-TACF friends, members, and supporters:

We have started this season's controlled pollination work for our chestnut breeding program, centered at Berry College and a nearby orchard site. Here are some pics of the work so far. At this point we have six trees bagged for pollination and are looking to bag another four or five trees before we transition to pollination. We are looking for some more volunteer assistance. Volunteers need not have experience; essential safety and pollination training will be provided at the start of each shift. Our next shifts will be this Thursday May 28 (9 am - noon, and 1 - 5 pm) and Friday May 29 (9 am - noon). More dates and shifts will be added later.

If you have not previously registered to volunteer with GA-TACF, please do so at this site: theamericanchestnutfoundation.volunteerlocal.com/volunteer/?id=99170

Once you have registered as a volunteer, please sign up for shifts here: theamericanchestnutfoundation.volunteerlocal.com/volunteer/?id=113887

I hope you will be able to help!

Martin Cipollini, GA-TACF

(P.S. Volunteers for this particular activity must be 18 years or older)

The American Chestnut Foundation Berry College
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GA-TACF friends, members, and supporters: We have started this seasons controlled pollination work for our chestnut breeding program, centered at Berry College and a nearby orchard site.  Here are some pics of the work so far.  At this point we have six trees bagged for pollination and are looking to bag another four or five trees before we transition to pollination.  We are looking for some more volunteer assistance.  Volunteers need not have experience; essential safety and pollination training will be provided at the start of each shift.  Our next shifts will be this Thursday May 28 (9 am - noon, and 1 - 5 pm) and Friday May 29 (9 am - noon).  More dates and shifts will be added later.If you have not previously registered to volunteer with GA-TACF, please do so at this site: https://theamericanchestnutfoundation.volunteerlocal.com/volunteer/?id=99170Once you have registered as a volunteer, please sign up for shifts here: https://theamericanchestnutfoundation.volunteerlocal.com/volunteer/?id=113887I hope you will be able to help!Martin Cipollini, GA-TACF (P.S. Volunteers for this particular activity must be 18 years or older)The American Chestnut Foundation Berry CollegeImage attachmentImage attachment+2Image attachment

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To be clear, GA-TACF is an all-volunteer organization. There is no "us" without "you", so please sign up to lend a hand!!

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