Spring potting of nuts in 2021

Members of the WV chapter gathered on 13 March at the West Virginia University greenhouse to pot up about 900 nuts. The volunteers worked in three groups of four and the task was accomplished in about three hours. Many thanks to those who volunteered: Janis Boury,...

West Virginia University Research Forest Planting

A group of faculty, students, and WV chapter volunteers has established an orchard at the WVU Research Forest on Chestnut Ridge near Morgantown, WV.  The orchard has been developed by Dr. Bill MacDonald and Dr. Mark Double in conjunction with students.  Multiple...
WV chapter potting chestnuts

WV chapter potting chestnuts

The group at the Meadowview farm sent about 350 beautifully packaged germinating chestnuts in mid-March.  A group of a dozen volunteers from the WV chapter gathered at the Plant and Soil Sciences greenhouse on the campus of West Virginia University to pot the nuts. ...