American Chestnut Day at the NC Arboretum

American Chestnut Day at the NC Arboretum

Save the date for American Chestnut Day at the North Carolina Arboretum in Asheville! The National TACF office and the NC/SC Chapter will be hosting a Chestnut Day at the NC Arboretum in Asheville. There will be speakers on the chestnut breeding program by TACF staff,...

MA/RI-TACF Summer 2025 Quarterly Meeting

All are welcome! July 20, 2025   (HYBRID) Please send agenda items to Kathy. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87531020846 Meeting ID: 875 3102 0846 Passcode: 1904 One tap mobile +16469313860,,87531020846#,,,,*1904# US +19292056099,,87531020846#,,,,*1904# US...

VA – Inoculations at Banshee Reeks

This event will take place Wednesday to Saturday from 9 am to 3 pm Testing our orchard trees for blight resistance requires inoculating them with the blight. We do this by boring a hole in the bark, removing a plug of bark, and replacing it with a disk of agar and...

VA – Inoculations at Blandy Arboretum

This event will take place on Monday and Tuesday from 9 am to 3 pm Here is a Google map link to the chestnut orchard location. Testing our orchard trees for blight resistance requires inoculating them with the blight. We do this by boring a hole in the bark, removing...

VA – Inoculations at Sky Meadows State Park

Event will take place Friday and Saturday from 9am-3pm. Testing our orchard trees for blight resistance requires inoculating them with the blight. We do this by boring a hole in the bark, removing a plug of bark, and replacing it with a disk of agar and mycelium, the...
VA – Planting at Cumberland State Forest

VA – Planting at Cumberland State Forest

Join us at Cumberland State Forest to plant 250 hybrid chestnut trees on May 15th! Planting location is behind the main office in a field to the left if you are facing the office. Wear closed toe shoes, bring water, sunscreen, bug spray, and lunch. We look forward to...