by Jack Swatt | Jul 6, 2021
When an isolated American chestnut tree flowers without a nearby source of pollen, the tree produces infertile nuts. We have been helping these trees successfully reproduce by bringing pollen to the tree and manually pollenating the female flowers. Join us this...
by Jack Swatt | Jul 6, 2021
When an isolated American chestnut tree flowers without a nearby source of pollen, the tree produces infertile nuts. We have been helping these trees successfully reproduce by bringing pollen to the tree and manually pollenating the female flowers. Join us this...
by Jules Smith | Jun 25, 2021
Join us on Friday, July 16 at 11:30 AM (EDT) for the next LIVE Chestnut Chat, Emerging and Evolving Threats to Chestnut Health. Who has time to worry about blight? There are other issues impacting chestnut, including Gnomoniopsis and gall wasp. Emily Dobry, M.S....
by Yvonne Federowicz | Jun 20, 2021
The meeting will be both in person and on Zoom. We will meet in person at Bolton Town Common Pavilion – 715 Main Street Bolton, MA. Please contact Jamie or Yvonne for the Zoom information, if you would like to attend remotely.
by Jack Swatt | Jun 10, 2021
A previous timber harvest at this location has potential for chestnut sprouts to grow to flowering height. It is unknown if there are any chestnuts in this area, but was suggested as a good place to look by a DEEP forester. On this hike we will search for the...
by Jack Swatt | Jun 9, 2021
A previous timber harvest at this location has allowed chestnut sprouts to grow to flowering height. On this hike we will search for the flowering chestnut trees. We will also be holding an optional workshop to learn how to obtain samples to verify their pure...
