Hashawha Orchard

Founded in 2007, this orchard is located at the Carroll County Outdoor School. The chestnut orchard was maintained by the students and is part of their learning experience. In 2016 this orchard was culled leaving only 16 of the best trees.

Address:
300 John Owings Rd., Westminster, Carroll Co.
(see map below)

Directions:
Starting at Westminster, Md., go north on Rt 97 past the airport on your left. About 1 mile past the airport you will pass a signal light at Rt 496. Continue on Rt 97 for 3/4th mile to a right turn on John Owings Rd. Take John Owings about 1.2 miles to a left turn into the Hashawha Environmental Center at Bear Branch. The orchard is about 100 yards from the entrance on your left.

Contacts: Dawn Harry

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The American Chestnut Foundation

13 hours ago

The USDA has announced its desire to shut down or repurpose the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC), putting TACF’s important chestnut orchard at risk.

This orchard is especially valuable because the trees are growing in soil naturally affected by Phytophthora root rot (PRR), allowing researchers to evaluate disease resistance under real-world conditions. It includes predominantly American chestnut hybrids that have shown promising resistance and could soon provide a vital source of seed for restoration efforts.

We are asking members and volunteers to contact their representatives in Congress and urge continued access to BARC to help preserve this irreplaceable research and restoration resource.

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I hope they keep it open. These orchard are so important for forest restoration efforts. I created one for Butternut.

This is a great facility and we want to keep it!

Is it really viable? With all of the millions of Chinese variants everywhere and open pollination .

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The American Chestnut Foundation

3 days ago

It was so much fun to get out and nature and be a part of a community. Volunteer and check out events with your state Chapter to see what you have been missing!

Click the link in our bio to visit the "Volunteer" and "Events Calendar" links under "Get Engaged"

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