We’re looking for volunteer chestnut lovers to help bring in this year’s nuts. If you haven't harvested before, here's all it entails. Someone climbs up the ladder and pushes the burs off. People on the ground chase down the burs and put them in bags. Except at SCBI, we need to bag seed from each […]
We’re looking for volunteer chestnut lovers to help bring in this year’s nuts. If you haven't harvested before, here's all it entails. Someone climbs up the ladder and pushes the burs off. People on the ground chase down the burs and put them in bags. Except at SCBI, we need to bag seed from each […]
Orchard work at Middle Mountain -- followed by harvest of Charlottesville Chinese chestnuts --Meet at the parking lot directly across from the Piedmont Store, at 9:00 AM 2958 Browns Gap Turnpike, Crozet, VA 22932
Orchard work at Middle Mountain -- followed by harvest of Charlottesville Chinese chestnuts --Meet at the parking lot directly across from the Piedmont Store, at 9:00 AM 2958 Browns Gap Turnpike, Crozet, VA 22932
---If you want to meet in Charlottesville to carpool or caravan, meet in front of 29th Place Staples at 9:00 AM 600 Twenty-ninth Pl. Ct., Charlottesville --If you want to meet at the orchard, meet at 10:00 AM 3101 Old Blue Ridge Parkway Madison, Virginia GPS: 38.479392, -78.327756 Drive across Rose River, then to the […]
---If you want to meet in Charlottesville to carpool or caravan, meet in front of 29th Place Staples at 9:00 AM 600 Twenty-ninth Pl. Ct., Charlottesville --If you want to meet at the orchard, meet at 10:00 AM 3101 Old Blue Ridge Parkway Madison, Virginia GPS: 38.479392, -78.327756 Drive across Rose River, then to the […]
Because of the rain, this event has been postponed. We are looking at a date next week after the rain stops, possibly Friday October 5. Thanks for your support and patience with all the rain delays.
Because of the rain, this event has been postponed. We are looking at a date next week after the rain stops, possibly Friday October 5. Thanks for your support and patience with all the rain delays.
We will be planting Virginia Chapter hybrid backcross seedlings at the Middle Mountain Orchard next Wednesday, November 7th, with a backup/rain date on Thursday, November 15th. On both dates, we will meet at the Piedmont store at 10:00 and caravan up together. We are going to plant large chestnut seedlings in a beautiful orchard. These […]
We will be planting Virginia Chapter hybrid backcross seedlings at the Middle Mountain Orchard next Wednesday, November 7th, with a backup/rain date on Thursday, November 15th. On both dates, we will meet at the Piedmont store at 10:00 and caravan up together. We are going to plant large chestnut seedlings in a beautiful orchard. These […]