The Indiana Chapter of the American Chestnut Foundation will be planting Restoration 1.0 progeny tests in two of Indiana’s state forests.
What are Restoration 1.0 progeny tests, you ask? “Restoration 1.0″ refers to the product of the past 30 years of backcross breeding. A progeny test is an experiment which evaluates how well these trees perform in the wild on Indiana soils when exposed to competition from other plants, insect pests, diseases, etc. We do some work to protect the planting from deer and try to give the trees a head start with some fertilizer and herbicide.
