2025 Free Nut Offer

Upcoming Free American Chestnut Seed Offer

Spring is close which means that the VT/NH Chapter of the American Chestnut Foundation will once again offer free American chestnut seeds to Chapter members. Details will be sent later. If you have related questions at this time, please contact Dan Jones at: moc.nsm@senoj_b_leinad

If you received nuts from this distribution program in past years, I would like to hear of your experiences, both good and bad. Responding is optional but the Chapter would like to hear whether your nuts germinated and whether they survived insects, rodents, deer, foul weather, and so forth. The Chapter is also interested if you used various forms of protection or applied creative methods to nurture the trees. Your experiences may help us to make this nut distribution program a greater success in the future.”

Written planting instructions will be sent with your package. You can also view a chestnut seed planting instructional video by Board Member Doug McLane by clicking the following link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gMcrx07kOI

If you will be requesting nuts in 2025, please be sure to include a mailing address because they are sent via U.S. mail.

Also, I want to remind you that the VT/NH Chapter Annual Meeting will be held at the Cramer Art Center in Randolph, VT on May 17.

Thank for your interest in, and support for, chestnut restoration,

Dan Jones, Board Member

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The American Chestnut Foundation

19 hours ago

Curious about American chestnuts? Love to hike and be outside? Want to meet other conservation enthusiasts? Come join The American Chestnut Foundation (TACF) and Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy (SAHC) for an educational hike at the South Yellow Mountain Preserve in Newland, NC on Friday, April 18 at 10am!

Even though American chestnuts are considered functionally extinct, we are still able to view sprouts and small trees in our Western North Carolina forests and those planted and maintained by dedicated volunteers. Join TACF’s Regional Science Coordinator to learn more about how the blight has affected American chestnuts in this area and scientific progress toward restoration efforts as we hike to see two large-scale American chestnut plantings along a trail on South Yellow Mountain.

The hike will be ~3 miles long and guided by TACF and SAHC staff. This hike is considered strenuous, with a 300+ foot elevation gain in .4 miles and requires an average level of fitness to accomplish. We expect to be wrapped up before lunch. Please use this information to determine if the hike is appropriate for you or any guests or minors you are considering bringing. If you have additional questions about the level of this activity, please do not hesitate to reach out and we will do our best to advise you.

Those who register will be sent instructions for parking location and other logistical details closer to the event date.

This event is capped at 20 participants, with a maximum of three participants per household/group to allow for greater accessibility. If you have already participated in this hike please consider others who may want to come out and experience it! Spots will go quickly, so RSVP by hitting the link below by Thursday morning, April 17

You must RSVP to participate!

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The American Chestnut Foundation

24 hours ago

Tennessee Friends! The TN Chapter of TACF is looking for help planting approximately 300 American chestnut hybrids and controls!

We’ll be planting these crucial trees in Flag Pond, TN, on Saturday, April 19th, starting at 10:00 AM until ~1:00PM.

If we are going to save the American chestnut, we'll need help planting
LOTS of them! We'll be planting one year old seedlings, using shovels, post-hole augers, and other hand tools. Come prepared to work in field conditions; wear appropriate clothing and solid closed-toe shoes (no crocs, sorry!), bring gloves, a hat, sunscreen, bug spray, water, and a snack.

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I would like several more AMERICAN Chestnuts to add to the one I have.

What is the expected blight resistance and growth characteristics of these hybrids? How does this planting fit into the overall goals of TACF? I read in one of the newsletters that there were 13 or more genes involved in Chinese chestnut resistance and therefore it was not going to be possible to achieve a backcrossed hybrid that had both blight resistance and American growth characteristics. Maybe you now have a more optimistic outlook?

Cool!I was wondering,(suspecting)if someone was experimenting with hybrids in order to get a resistant tree.

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The American Chestnut Foundation

5 days ago

The growing season is now well underway at TACF's Meadowview Research Farms! Sown in January and February of this year, thousands of young chestnut seedlings are thriving in our greenhouse, where they will remain for a few more weeks before transitioning outdoors. Starting this month and continuing through the summer, we will be sampling nearly three thousand of them at Meadowview alone, and many more across the range, for genomic evaluation and subsequent assignment to different experiments and plantings. Have you planted your chestnut seeds indoors or outdoors already this year?

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The American Chestnut Foundation

6 days ago

Looking for a way to introduce the American chestnut tree to kids in a way that they will love? This book is perfect! @ebylundy ⁠
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Thank you so much for embracing this fairytale which teaches young readers a little about the blight and what happened to the American chestnut trees in a light and easy way. My primary objective was to bring an awareness of what happened to the American chestnut trees and offer hope of restoration to young readers. I also wanted to remember my late father (Bill Bear) who tried to do his part with restoring chestnuts trees. I did a great deal of research, and I learned a lot during the process of writing this book, but I still have much more knowledge to gain. Our family supports the mission that, one day, the American chestnut trees can once again regain prominence. We are one family of many who support the efforts of TACF.

The American Chestnut Foundation

1 week ago

Join us on Friday, April 18, 2025, from 11:30AM – 1:00PM (EPT), for the next LIVE Chestnut Chat.

Got questions about growing chestnuts or tips to share? Join us for the Chestnut Growers Town Hall! Whether you’re a seasoned grower or just starting, this event is your chance to connect, share insights, and learn from experts. Ask your questions on topics like site selection, soil nutrition, varmint control, and more. Our expert panel will answer questions and share their top growing tips. Don’t miss this opportunity to be part of the chestnut restoration community!

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