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American Chestnut Day At The North Carolina Arboretum, Asheville, NC, October 4, 2025
The American Chestnut Foundation and the North Carolina/South Carolina TACF Chapter hosted this special event for the public at the NC Arboretum in October. Many thanks to our sponsor, Warren Wilson College! Thanks also to the North Carolina Arboretum for allowing us...
Chestnut Harvest at the Pryor Farm, Edneyville, NC, September 27, 2025
Even with the threat of bad weather, we had volunteers come to help collect open-pollinated chestnut burs and nuts today, at the Pryor Orchard. We thank the first-time volunteers, Kelly, David and Gwen, for several hours of pulling burs off of the trees and...
Chestnut Harvest at the Chestnut Return Farm, Seneca, SC, September 25, 2025
Today, controlled-pollinated hybrid chestnuts in protective bags were harvested. Also, open-pollinated chestnuts from the best trees were collected. Jamie Van Clief from TACF directed the work. We were happy to have so many helpful hands today to make the harvest go...
Pollinations at the Pryor Farm, Edneyville, NC, June 18, 2025
The photos above were taken by Jules Smith. Paul Sisco contributed by providing some of the pollen from another orchard for today’s...
Pollination Day at the Chestnut Return Farm, Seneca, SC, June 12, 2025
Seed Planting in the Germplasm Conservation Orchard at the Pryor Farm, Edneyville, NC, May 3, 2025
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🍂 As autumn arrives, chestnut trees at TACF’s Meadowview Research Farms enter dormancy, leaves turning gold and brown before falling. This cozy pause is nature’s renewal, while staff use the time to plan, prepare, and continually refine methods across the field, nursery, and lab. Dormancy sets the stage for a strong spring and a year of progress in chestnut science. 🌳
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Chestnut shortbread, anyone? In the latest issue of Chestnut magazine, staff member Angus shares his recipe for shortbread topped with black walnut spread. Watch the full recipe video on YouTube and see it in print in our members-only magazine!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTW0m0R8UF4&feature=youtu.be
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These beautiful backcross seedlings from TACF's Meadowview Research Farms are hanging out in our Asheville office looking pretty in the sunlight.
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Love the trees
Looking pretty…pretty Chinese. 😞
I sent a membership in and have heard nothing back, did you steal my money?
Chestnut season may be winding down, but the thrill of finding these hidden treasures never gets old.
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Will Chestnut trees grow in the North?
I have several chestnut trees on my farm and they produce every year. I know the wildlife loves them. 
Wish mine would start producing
🎃 From all of us at Meadowview Research Farms, have a spook-tacular Halloween! May your night be free of blight and all things weevil (not evil!)—and full of chestnut cheer. 🌰👻 We’re brewing up serious science in our cauldrons to bring the American chestnut back from the dead—no tricks, just treats for the next forest! 🌳🧪 #HappyHalloween #ChestnutRestoration
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