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is to return the iconic American chestnut to its native range
Chestnut Chat Series
In the next Chestnut Chat on Friday, March 17, 2023 at 11:30 AM (EST), TACF invites poster contest winners and participants from the 2022 Annual Symposium to recap their work in front of a larger audience. We are excited to be joined by three young scientists from partnering academic institutions. All Chestnut Chats are LIVE via Zoom, so you can attend from anywhere! To pre-register for this event, click on How to Participate below.
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Happy first day of Spring! 🌱
I have 83 acres in East TN, don't know if I have any Chestnut trees... I'll have to check this spring
I just found out our local school in northeast Bradford Pennsylvania . is planting chestnut trees around the school .the students have planned it all out
Friendly reminder that our Chestnut Chat is
LIVE today at 11:30 AM (EST).
We hope you can join!
Don't forget you have to be preregistered to join!https://psu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_c6Gab9NhQrS4wJZTjvTcPg
Here’s a little chestnut green today from The American Chestnut Foundation's Meadowview Research Farms in Virginia where we preserve, study, and breed American chestnut trees for resistance to the blight fungus. Pictured in these also: Ciera Wilbur, Nursery Manager; Cassie Stark, Laboratory Manager and Dr. Vasiliy Lakoba, Director of Research.
At Meadowview thousands of American chestnuts are at various stages of the breeding process, planted on more than 150 acres.
Photos; March 16, 2023
Where do these trees end up?
Can those trees be bought?
Can I buy few American chestnut seedlings or seeds from you ?
Is there some place I can get them in TN?.... we have 83 acres of land and would love to plant some
When can we the public get to get some so we can plant them around our areas. To help the Chestnut 🌰 trees make a comeback..?
Colleen Amangerov . Look how cool
WOW...
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Join us Friday, March 17th at 11:30 (EST) for the next LIVE Chestnut Chat!
TACF invites poster contest winners and participants from the 2022 Annual Symposium to recap their work in front of a larger audience. We are excited to be joined by three young scientists from partnering academic institutions. We'll hear from:
Trish Nguyen of UT-Chattanooga
Poster Title: A small stem assay using hypovirulent Cryphonectria parasitica to screen Castanea dentata backcross F2 families may set the stage for long-term survival.
Kaitlyn Harden of UT-Chattanooga
Poster Title: Oxalic acid leaf disk assays may be another method of screening phenotypic variability in “American” looking Castanea hybrid trees.
Morgan Dupree Wingo of Berry College
Poster Title: Validation of an alternative small stem assay for blight resistance in backcross hybrid chestnuts (Castanea spp.) and recommendations for its expanded use.
acf.org/event/chestnut-chat-2022-fall-symposium-student-poster-session-participants-2/
CT-TACF Chapter MA/RI Chapter of the American Chestnut Foundation PA / NJ Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation The Georgia Chapter of the American Chestnut Foundation American Chestnut Research and Restoration Project West Virginia Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation The American Chestnut Foundation's Meadowview Research Farms Virginia Chapter of the American Chestnut Foundation American Chestnut Maryland Chapter
Please correct Morgan's name to Morgan Dupree Wingo on this post and the web link.
Upcoming Events
Planting, Growing, and Breeding Basics for American Chestnut Join us on Saturday, April 1, 2023 (8:30 AM-4:00 PM) for a grower-centric meeting focused on chestnuts. We will gather in 603 […]