North Carolina / South Carolina News
Seed Planting in the Germplasm Conservation Orchard at the Pryor Farm, Edneyville, NC, May 3, 2025
Mountain Science Expo, NC Arboretum, Asheville, NC, April 26, 2025
South Carolina Hemlock Festival, Mt. Rest, SC, April 19, 2025
Blight Inoculations on Hybrid Chestnuts – Chestnut Return Farm, Seneca, SC, April 17, 2025
Today, several hybrid chestnut trees were inoculated with a fungal culture of Cryphonectria parasitica, which causes chestnut blight, to evaluate the resistance of each tree, at Dr. Joe James's Chestnut Return Farm. Jamie Van Clief, TACF's Southern Regional Science...
Pollination Event at the Chestnut Return Farm, Seneca, SC, June 10, 2024
South Carolina Hemlock Festival, Mt. Rest, SC, April 20, 2024
Dr. Haiying Liang and her team attended the South Carolina Hemlock Festival on April 20, 2024, educating the general public on American chestnut diseases and restoration efforts.