Seed Planting at Catawba

Seed Planting at Catawba

On the bright and windy morning of Saturday, April 4, four volunteers planted 88 chestnut nuts at the Catawba Sustainability Center’s breeding orchard. The Catawba Sustainability Center, a property of Virginia Tech, is located in Catawba, Virginia. Catawba is a...
Small Stem Assay at Providence Forge

Small Stem Assay at Providence Forge

On July 20, 2018, small stem assay was conducted at Providence Forge, Virginia (east of Richmond). The seedlings are being used in progeny testing. The seedlings are about 18 months old and were being inoculated with the blight.  They were grown in a greenhouse at the...
Smithfield Plantation Planting April 22

Smithfield Plantation Planting April 22

The Virginia Chapter of TACF donated Restoration 1.0 seedling chestnuts to Historic Smithfield Plantation in Blacksburg, VA, which were planted on April 22.  The ceremonial planting was in conjunction with the Daughters of the American Revolution, District VII, who...
Southwest Branch Active in 2017!

Southwest Branch Active in 2017!

Planning is underway for a large planting (over 4000 trees) in the Channels State Forest near Meadowview.  The planting will include both silvaculture test plots and reforestation.  In addition, the Branch is working with two high schools to coordinate educational...
Spring 2017 Newsletter Available!

Spring 2017 Newsletter Available!

The Spring 2017 issue of The Bur, the Virginia Chapter’s newsletter, is now available for reading on-line.  Download a copy of this and all other issues at here, where you can also sign up to have future issues delivered automatically when they are...