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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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5 days ago

Stop by to learn how our breeding program produces nice, nearly pure American chestnut trees like this one - at the Summer Shade Festival in Grant Park this weekend! Great food, arts, crafts, and music fest 10 am - 6 pm Saturday and Sunday.

Weather should be more moderate this weekend, so it should be a great time to get out of the AC and into the shade!

summershadefestival.org/

Also, please look forward to announcements about volunteer opportunities for this fall's harvest. The time frame is early September through early October and we will need help harvesting, shucking, and prepping seeds for cold storage. Both indoor and outdoor tasks.

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Stop by to learn how our breeding program produces nice, nearly pure American chestnut trees like this one - at the Summer Shade Festival in Grant Park this weekend! Great food, arts, crafts, and music fest 10 am - 6 pm Saturday and Sunday. Weather should be more moderate this weekend, so it should be a great time to get out of the AC and into the shade!https://summershadefestival.org/Also, please look forward to announcements about volunteer opportunities for this falls harvest.  The time frame is early September through early October and we will need help harvesting, shucking, and prepping seeds for cold storage.  Both indoor and outdoor tasks.The American Chestnut Foundation

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Scene from our booth today

Here we are among hundreds of other vendor booths at the Summer Shade Festival! Come on out and visit with us.

Sorry for the late notice, but please consider volunteering for Wednesday's small stem assays at UT Chattanooga. Read here for details. tacf.org/event/2026-utc-small-stem-assay-inoculation/ ... See MoreSee Less

Sorry for the late notice, but please consider volunteering for Wednesdays small stem assays at UT Chattanooga.  Read here for details. https://tacf.org/event/2026-utc-small-stem-assay-inoculation/

Imagine restoring this view up through the canopy throughout the native range of American chestnut. If you share that vision, please join us in our efforts! See www.tacf.org/ga

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Imagine restoring this view up through the canopy throughout the native range of American chestnut. If you share that vision, please join us in our efforts!  See www.tacf.org/gaThe American Chestnut Foundation
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