Rockville Orchard – Izaak Walton League
Address:
18301 Waring Station Rd. Germantown, Montgomery Co.
Directions:
From I-270 Exit 11, go west on Quince Orchard Road; turn right on Clopper Road (MD 117); turn right on Waring Station Road. Do not turn into the Izaak Walton League driveway but continue on approximately ¼ of a mile
further and look for an open field on the right with the orchard enclosure visible. If you get to the overpass over the railroad tracks, you have just gone past the orchard site. You may park on the shoulder of Waring Station Road or drive into the gate and park beside the orchard.
From I-270 Exit 13, go west on Middlebrook Road; turn left on Great Seneca Highway; turn left on Clopper Road (MD 117); turn left on Waring Station Road and proceed as above.
Contact: Ron Kuipers – steward
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Recently, the Quantitative Research class at Emory & Henry University toured the Price and Duncan farms at Meadowview Research Farms (MRF). The students will use data collected at MRF to conduct various analyses, focusing specifically on open pollination seed data from 2022-2024. This hands-on experience allows the students to work with real-world data and gain a deeper understanding of its applications. The tour highlighted the projects the data originates from, giving them valuable context for their analyses and a clearer understanding of why their results matter. We are thankful for our partnerships with Emory & Henry University and hope to continue growing them!
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Plant European chestnuts 🌰
Have you looked at TACF's events calendar lately? If you're looking for some chestnut-related fun, it's a great place to start!
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Last week, the team at Meadowview Research Farms focused on grafting, a project they have been iterating over the past few years by testing different techniques. Grafting involves combining the rootstock of one tree, in this case, the disease-resistant Chinese chestnut, with the budwood of another, the wild American chestnut. This helps produce multiple replicates of the valuable traits and genetics of the American chestnut for future controlled crosses and restoration.
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But.... does it help? Or does the blight still find its way into the tree? It won't come back by graft....
Dolly Parton has long been a champion of the American chestnut and a supporter of TACF’s restoration mission. Her latest involvement was participating in our documentary film Clear Day Thunder: Rescuing the American Chestnut. All of us at TACF send our deepest condolences on the loss of Carl Dean.
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Good hearted woman!
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This Wednesday, the Meadowview Research Farms team partnered with the Asheville-based Development team to pack and ship seeds for distribution to our members! Seed level members receive open-pollinated seed from mother trees that are chosen through our Recurrent Genomic Selection process. This ongoing initiative helps distribute high-quality seeds nationwide, supporting germplasm conservation, and is one of the ways the public can get chestnut seeds from TACF! If you are interested in receiving seeds from TACF, visit our website and become a seed level member today.
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