by Jules Smith | May 16, 2018 | eSprout
On April 28, I attended the Native Plant Sale and Arbor Day Celebration at Montreat College, near Asheville, NC to talk about the American chestnut and its restoration, and to learn about other’s interests. I decided to “jack up” my conversations with folks, having...
by Jules Smith | May 16, 2018 | eSprout
This past Arbor Day, April 27, 125 Kanawha County, WV students from Mary Ingles Elementary School and DuPont Middle School participated in an Arbor Day celebration at the Blue Creek Mining operation on Campbell’s Creek, south of Charleston, WV. Tents were set up on...
by Jules Smith | May 11, 2018
The American Chestnut Research and Restoration Project at State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF) is offering a pollination workshop in Syracuse on Friday, June 29 and Saturday, June 30. This two-day lab and field...
by Jules Smith | May 11, 2018
The American Chestnut Research and Restoration Project at State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF) is offering a pollination workshop in Syracuse on Friday, June 29 and Saturday, June 30. This two-day lab and field...
by Norm Reid | Apr 22, 2018
Hi again chestnut enthusiasts! I’m looking for a few hands to help save a little demo orchard just south of Charlottesville Saturday, May 12th at 9:00 AM. It’s a great little planting, but the grasses are hurting the seedlings and we need to install some tree tubes to...
by Norm Reid | Apr 22, 2018
Hi again chestnut enthusiasts! I’m looking for a few hands to help save a little demo orchard just south of Charlottesville Saturday, May 12th at 9:00 AM. It’s a great little planting, but the grasses are hurting the seedlings and we need to install some tree tubes to...
by Norm Reid | Apr 22, 2018
Hi Chestnut Enthusiasts! Come one, Come all – join us for some experimental research at Fortunes Cove Chestnut Orchard on Thursday, May 3rd. We have been experimenting with different methods of stump sprout removal. This includes cutting and burning the stump...
by Norm Reid | Apr 22, 2018
Hi Chestnut Enthusiasts! Come one, Come all – join us for some experimental research at Fortunes Cove Chestnut Orchard on Thursday, May 3rd. We have been experimenting with different methods of stump sprout removal. This includes cutting and burning the stump...
by Jules Smith | Apr 16, 2018 | eSprout, Uncategorized
This year, TACF is initiating a range-wide search for surviving American chestnuts in the forest. From Maine to Alabama, our chapters are working on plans to capture thousands of new sources of American chestnut never used in our breeding programs. New American...
by Jules Smith | Apr 16, 2018 | eSprout
On April 7, a snowy Saturday in northeastern Ohio, TACF’s Ohio Chapter hosted a Chestnut Growers’ Workshop at the Trumbull County Ohio State University (OSU) Extension Office along the shores of Mosquito Creek Lake in Cortland, Ohio. There was a full house of about...
