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Our Mission

To restore the American chestnut tree to its native range within the woodlands of the eastern United States, using a scientific research and breeding program developed by its founders.

The American Chestnut Foundation is restoring a species – and in the process, creating a template for restoration of other tree and plant species.

The Indiana Chapter of the American Chestnut Foundation is tasked with developing regionally adapted families of American chestnut trees (ie, specific to Indiana mother trees) and other state-related tasks.

The Indiana Chapter of the American Chestnut Foundation is tasked with developing regionally adapted families of American chestnut trees (ie, specific to Indiana mother trees) and other state-related tasks.

Meadowview (TACF’s main orchard in Virginia) harvested its first blight-resistant nuts in 2005. Indiana has 2 completed families and has begun reforestation trials with potentially blight-resistant American-type trees, using sound ecological principles. The return of the American chestnut to its former niche in the Appalachian hardwood forest eco-system is a major restoration project that requires a multi-faceted effort involving 6,000 members and volunteers, research, sustained funding and most important, a sense of the past and a hope for the future.

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The Vermont & New Hampshire chapter of TACF is now on social media. Be sure to like & follow!

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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

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LIVE today at 11:30 AM (EST).

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Friendly reminder that our Chestnut Chat is
LIVE today at 11:30 AM (EST).

We hope you can join!

Dont forget you have to be preregistered to join!https://psu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_c6Gab9NhQrS4wJZTjvTcPg
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The American Chestnut Foundation

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.

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Here’s a little chestnut green today from The American Chestnut Foundations 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.

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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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Indiana Chapter Annual Meeting

Indiana Chapter Annual Meeting

This year the Indiana Chapter of TACF will hold an in-person annual meeting. The date is January 14, 2023. The location is the Fitness Farm of Indianapolis. Our chapter science officer, Jim McKenna, has generously arranged for us to use a room at Fitness Farm at no...

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Pure American chestnut harvest at Duke orchard

Pure American chestnut harvest at Duke orchard

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New germplasm conservation orchard (GCO) in Clinton county

New germplasm conservation orchard (GCO) in Clinton county

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