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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 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)

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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!!

Could it be that chestnut pollination season is just around the corner!?! To learn how to distinguish these Chinese chestnuts from our native American chestnuts, please come to this Saturday's meeting at the Gwinnett Environmental & Heritage Center Foundation. Lunch afterwards at Cloudland Vineyards + Winery. Register and pre-pay for lunch at

Georgia Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation Annual Meeting

Date: May 2 • 09:30

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Could it be that chestnut pollination season is just around the corner!?!  To learn how to distinguish these Chinese chestnuts from our native American chestnuts, please come to this Saturdays meeting at the Gwinnett Environmental & Heritage Center Foundation. Lunch afterwards at Cloudland Vineyards + Winery. Register and pre-pay for lunch at Georgia Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation Annual MeetingDate: May 2 • 09:30https://www.eventbrite.com/e/georgia-chapter-of-the-american-chestnut-foundation-annual-meeting-tickets-1985313063817?aff=ebdsshother&utm_share_source=listing_android&sg=d31c5fd4c6c374057a4c3964d83fb32d60676df5189120d112632e9f7ec410e1db2b8b838eb079776da12f4dd1e457069fe91f93de5f5f777ca1f5efc12f8867f6d7e1ad8ecd078f064d26af10The American Chestnut Foundation
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