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Using Pollen from Land Between The Lakes

WE’RE SO HAPPY …….. RETURNED TO STEVE HARTMAN FULL AMERICAN ORCHARD, SCOTTSVILLE, KY near Tennessee Border to apply pollen from three LBL wild Americans, harvested, processed and stored last June by Lee Grace, UK Forestry Technician, from trees previously TreeSnapped by Jacob Pease and Megan Buland. Pollination Team: Steve Hartman and “Ches”, Jim Salmon, Ken Darnell

We kept the three LBL pollens separate and used all three to pollinate 51 pre bagged female flowers. Several pre bags had multiple flowers. Additionally, 5 flowers were bagged as CONTROLS, and were not pollinated. The pollen number (1, 2, or 3) written on each bag. ………and ***** Steve additionally pollinated several of his own prebagged flowers, using all three LBL pollens

See TreeSnap: ID # 6847761226 to see geographical location of Steve’s Orchard

…..and another HUGE THANK YOU to the USFS Leaders of LBL who are long time Partners with KY TACF Chapter

LBL (USFS Land Between the Lakes) wild Americans, and those in Scottsville area, are a part of the distinct “Southwest Population” of American Chestnuts. See the light green color on map below. VIP trees, for sure, and independent of the “Central Population” of wild American Chestnuts. Dark blue on map.

 

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Steve Hartman, Scottsville, KY KY DNA full American Chestnut Seeds & Seedlings

Valued Partner of Kentucky Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation

Full AMERICAN CHESTNUT SEEDS ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT IN OCTOBER, 2023. SEEDLINGS WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM JANUARY TO APRIL, 2023-2024. E-MAIL FOR INQUIRIES. NOT AVAILABLE THROUGH THE "MATER MAKER" WEBSITE.

matermakerfilm.com/american-chestnut

Order via Steve Hartman's email: hartman@nctc.com

High elevation nuts (cold tolerant-will grow anywhere) and Kentucky nuts are the current options that are available. All the American Chestnuts are $2.00 a piece. Please e-mail for ordering and expect shipping to be somewhere between $10 and $20 depending on your location and volume you order. Seedlings will be available this winter (2023) and spring, 2024 for $10 a piece with minimum order or 10 trees. We will only accept a personal or cashier’s check as payment. All orders are taken by e-mail. Thank you. Steve Hartman, Scottsville, KY

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337 Bluegrass Drive, Scottsville, Ky 42164
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Steve Hartman, Scottsville, KY      KY DNA full American Chestnut Seeds & Seedlings

Valued Partner of Kentucky Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation

Full AMERICAN CHESTNUT SEEDS ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT IN OCTOBER, 2023.  SEEDLINGS WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM JANUARY TO APRIL, 2023-2024.  E-MAIL FOR INQUIRIES.  NOT AVAILABLE THROUGH THE MATER MAKER WEBSITE.   

https://matermakerfilm.com/american-chestnut

Order via Steve Hartmans email:     hartman@nctc.com   

High elevation nuts (cold tolerant-will grow anywhere) and Kentucky nuts are the current options that are available.  All the American Chestnuts are $2.00 a piece.  Please e-mail for ordering and expect shipping to be somewhere between $10 and $20 depending on your location and volume you order.  Seedlings will be available this winter (2023) and spring, 2024 for $10 a piece with minimum order or 10 trees.  We will only accept a personal or cashier’s check as payment.  All orders are taken by e-mail.           Thank you.        Steve Hartman, Scottsville, KY

A Product of Hartman Farms
337 Bluegrass Drive, Scottsville, Ky 42164
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Kentucky Chapter Display at KY WOOD EXPO 2023, Masterson Station Park, Lexington, KY

Friday September 15th, Saturday September 16th

Thank you to our Volunteers who set up and crewed the Kentucky Chapter Display Booth: Ken Darnell, Patti Darnell, Keith Chasteen, Charlie Saunders, Amos Stone, Jimmy Sizemore, Ellen Crocker and "Bash", Rick Caldwell, Scott Freidhoff.

Thank you to KFIA (Kentucky Forest Industries) for organizing this event every two years with 5-6,000 visitors. This was their 35th Kentucky Wood Expo, with two days of many displays, competitions and demonstrations.

We enjoyed talking with fellow "Chestnutters", Partners, and Visitors to share Actions underway by TACF and by the KY Chapter. Several new contacts were made with Follow Up communications committed to them.

@Kentucky Division of Forestry, @The American Chestnut Foundation, @Kentucky Forestry Industries Association, @Cassie Stark, @Hannah Leeper, @U.S. Forest Service-Daniel Boone National Forest, @KWOA, @UK Forestry Extension
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Kentucky Chapter Display at KY WOOD EXPO 2023, Masterson Station Park, Lexington, KY

Friday September 15th, Saturday September 16th

Thank you to our Volunteers who set up and crewed the Kentucky Chapter Display Booth:      Ken Darnell, Patti Darnell, Keith Chasteen, Charlie Saunders, Amos Stone, Jimmy Sizemore, Ellen Crocker and Bash, Rick Caldwell, Scott Freidhoff.      

Thank you to KFIA (Kentucky Forest Industries) for organizing this event every two years with 5-6,000 visitors.   This was their 35th Kentucky Wood Expo, with two days of many displays, competitions and demonstrations.

We enjoyed talking with fellow Chestnutters, Partners, and Visitors to share Actions underway by TACF and by the KY Chapter.   Several new contacts were made with Follow Up communications committed to them.

@Kentucky Division of Forestry, @The American Chestnut Foundation, @Kentucky Forestry Industries Association, @Cassie Stark, @Hannah Leeper, @U.S. Forest Service-Daniel Boone National Forest, @KWOA, @UK Forestry ExtensionImage attachmentImage attachment+6Image attachment

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KENTUCKY WOOD EXPO 2023
Friday September 15th & Saturday 16th

Masterson Station Park, Lexington, KY

The KY Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation will have a Display Booth at Spaces 20 & 21. Come by to meet us and to hear the latest American Chestnut news. * * * *

This year marks the 35th Kentucky Wood Expo, which has been ranked as one of the top 10 events in Kentucky by the Tourism Council. We are celebrating 40 years of the Kentucky Wood Expo also known as the Kentucky Logging Show which began in 1983 in Morehead, KY. An expected 3,000-5,000 visitors from around the region will be on hand.

The Kentucky Wood Expo will feature over 75 inside and outside exhibits and demonstrations for everyone to enjoy. Sawmill, pallet, logging, secondary, and all types of wood processing machinery will be on display along with a wide range of support services. Inside and outside exhibit spaces will be filled. Educational displays will also be present, and a number of groups will be available to talk forest management and the promising future of the wood industry in Kentucky. Landowner and Logger education classes will be conducted during the show on both days which will provide plenty of advice on how to properly manage forests and the many benefits that they provide to everyone.

Along with the industry exhibits, a number of activities will be taking place for the entire family to enjoy. Activities will include chain saw carving demonstrations, collegiate lumberjack competitions, knuckle boom loader and log skidding contests, monster log weight guess, craft displays and a silent auction to benefit Log a Load for Kids and the Kentucky Children’s Hospital. An educational program open to all students will take place on Friday, September 15th and a woodworking class on both days will offer a chance for attendees to make their own free cutting board.

Show your support for the wood industry which is one of the largest manufacturing industries in Kentucky. The show offers something for everyone. Advanced tickets can be purchased for only $5 by calling the KFIA office at 502/695-3979. Parking is free and entry to the show costs only $7.00 at the gate and $5.00 for children age 6-12 (children under 6 are free). The grounds will be open from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on Friday and from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Saturday.
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KENTUCKY WOOD EXPO 2023
Friday September 15th & Saturday 16th

Masterson Station Park, Lexington, KY

The KY Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation will have a Display Booth at Spaces 20 & 21.   Come by to meet us and to hear the latest American Chestnut news.  * * * * 

This year marks the 35th Kentucky Wood Expo, which has been ranked as one of the top 10 events in Kentucky by the Tourism Council.  We are celebrating 40 years of the Kentucky Wood Expo also known as the Kentucky Logging Show which began in 1983 in Morehead, KY.  An expected 3,000-5,000 visitors from around the region will be on hand.

The Kentucky Wood Expo will feature over 75 inside and outside exhibits and demonstrations for everyone to enjoy.  Sawmill, pallet, logging, secondary, and all types of wood processing machinery will be on display along with a wide range of support services.  Inside and outside exhibit spaces will be filled.  Educational displays will also be present, and a number of groups will be available to talk forest management and the promising future of the wood industry in Kentucky.  Landowner and Logger education classes will be conducted during the show on both days which will provide plenty of advice on how to properly manage forests and the many benefits that they provide to everyone.    

Along with the industry exhibits, a number of activities will be taking place for the entire family to enjoy.  Activities will include chain saw carving demonstrations, collegiate lumberjack competitions, knuckle boom loader and log skidding contests, monster log weight guess, craft displays and a silent auction to benefit Log a Load for Kids and the Kentucky Children’s Hospital.  An educational program open to all students will take place on Friday, September 15th and a woodworking class on both days will offer a chance for attendees to make their own free cutting board.

Show your support for the wood industry which is one of the largest manufacturing industries in Kentucky.  The show offers something for everyone.  Advanced tickets can be purchased for only $5 by calling the KFIA office at 502/695-3979.  Parking is free and entry to the show costs only $7.00 at the gate and $5.00 for children age 6-12 (children under 6 are free).  The grounds will be open from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on Friday and from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Saturday.Image attachmentImage attachment+2Image attachment
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