Maryland Chapter

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

Plantings:
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Location:

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🐛 Large silk moth caterpillar native to North America, not a threatened species fairly common *but beautiful.
🌳 Tree is a wild American chestnut planted for a PRR fungicide trial in Clemson, SC.

Photo credit: Celeste Giles, Research Associate with the Plant and Environment Sciences Department at Clemson
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🐛 Large silk moth caterpillar native to North America, not a threatened species fairly common *but beautiful.🌳 Tree is a wild American chestnut planted for a PRR fungicide trial in Clemson, SC.Photo credit: Celeste Giles, Research Associate with the Plant and Environment Sciences Department at Clemson #americanchestnut #explore #nature #bugs #chestnuts #caterpillarImage attachmentImage attachment

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Can you tell us more about the PRR fungicide trial?

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In celebration of GivingTuesday, TACF’s Board of Directors and President & CEO Michael Goergen came together to issue a matching gift challenge. The original goal was $5,000, but because of their collective passion and generosity a total of $18,125 has been raised, making the impact of your gift even greater. If that amount is reached, it will double to $36,250! Visit the link in our bio to donate.

Join the VA chapter for a science presentation, orchard tour and seed give away! This meeting is open to the public and will take place on December 6th at Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve from 1pm-4pm.
Stop by and get some free wild-type American chestnut seeds!
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Join the VA chapter for a science presentation, orchard tour and seed give away! This meeting is open to the public and will take place on December 6th at Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve from 1pm-4pm.Stop by and get some free wild-type American chestnut seeds!

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What kind of American chestnut seeds?

Very cool! Have fun everyone who can go!

their is one kind only

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Someday hope there will be enough trees to give chestnuts to make dressing.

Happy Thanksgiving! 🍁🥧🦃🍂

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I believe I have a few resistant chestnut trees that have produced their second crop of seeds . They are descendants of those once in living in .Valley Garden Park

The American Chestnut Foundation. If we don't figure out the tree of heaven problem then we won't have anything but ailanthus altissima and your research will be a waste.

Send me few, I'll plant them

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