Seed Sales
If you want to get some American chestnuts, we can help!
The Maine Chapter of TACF collects seeds from native chestnut trees in Maine every year for:
- Research purposes
- Fedco Trees seedling sales
- Volunteers and new member rewards
- Fundraising sales to support our work
Plant sooner or later?
The transgenic Darling 58 chestnut holds promise for a blight resistant American chestnut in the future. Until then, any American chestnut available for sale will be susceptible to blight. It might live 10-30 years without disease, long enough to flower and produce nuts. When it flowers D58 transgenic pollen might be available to pollinate your tree. You could produce your own nuts that grow into blight resistant trees!
Chinese chestnuts and hybrids sold commercially might resist blight but won’t necessarily thrive in northern climes.
However, there are good reasons to start planting sooner than later:
- Your native chestnut trees can provide an ideal nursery shelter for planting blight-resistant chestnuts when they become available.
- Growing native chestnuts now lets you test the suitability of your site. Soil must be acidic and well drained.
- You can learn now what is needed to get good growth later.
- Growing ME native chestnuts helps us preserve local genetic diversity.
- Happy chestnuts can grow 4 feet in height and 1” diameter per year!
- In 10 to 20 years, your native chestnuts will be producing nuts, poles, and small saw-logs.
How to get seeds or seedlings
Here are ways to get chestnuts to plant and enjoy:
- Join the Maine Chapter of TACF and receive a new member reward of 10 seeds.
- Lend a hand at a volunteer event and receive 10 seeds.
- TACF members receive an invitation to buy our limited supply of pure American seeds or seedlings if/when available.
- Viles Arboretum in Augusta and Ellis’ Greenhouse in Hudson ME sell seedlings during the summer months.
- Buy 2-yr-old Maine chestnut seedlings from Fedco Trees. Fedco buys seeds from the ME Chapter and gives us back $3 per tree.
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National Facebook
PlayCleanGo powered by The North American Invasive Species Management Association (NAISMA) is a campaign to raise awareness for people to not spread invasive pests and pathogens between natural areas, which is something chestnuts could have benefitted from a long time ago.
Go to PlayCleanGo | Powered by NAISMA for some great tips!
Have you ever wanted to be a chestnut breeder?
Please join us at the beautiful Chestnut Ridge Orchard (Tennessee) for a one-day pollination workshop on June 10th to learn the basics of chestnut breeding.
The training will begin at 10:00 AM Central.
📍The Chestnut Ridge Orchard is located at: 1439 Shelbyville Highway, Petersburg, TN
The workshop is a hands-on opportunity to learn and practice the techniques we use for controlled crosses in the TACF breeding program. We'll cover all the steps in the process from finding and identifying an American chestnut tree, how to recognize the male and female flowers, emasculation and bagging, pollen collection and handling, labelling and record-keeping, and the intimate details of hand pollination.
What to bring?
A pair of garden clippers or tiny scissors, a summer hat, and some bug spray. Sensible shoes are a must! Dress for the weather and don't forget to bring plenty of water and a snack. This is an all-ages, rain or shine event. Everyone is welcome. No experience necessary.
In order to best coordinate the group please let Hill Craddock know you are coming at:
📧Hill-Craddock@utc.edu
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PA/NJ chapter seeking volunteers:
SEEKING VOLUNTEERS FOR NEXT WEEK
Field inoculations of hybrid chestnut trees (750 TREES TOTAL)
Where: South Orchard (Rocky Top Lane)
When: Friday, June 16th, 9:00 am- 4:30 pm
**This activity requires repeated standing, kneeling, and sitting.
For more information & to sign up contact Hoy:
sdh177@psu.edu | 719-480-9201
patacf.org/seeking-volunteers-for-inoculations-at-psu/SEEKING VOLUNTEERS FOR NEXT WEEK
Field inoculations of hybrid chestnut trees (750 TREES TOTAL)
Where: South Orchard (Rocky Top Lane)
When: Friday, June 16th, 9:00 am- 4:30 pm
**This activity requires repeated standing, kneeling, and sitting.
For more information & to sign up contact Hoy:
sdh177@psu.edu | 719-480-9201
patacf.org/seeking-volunteers-for-inoculations-at-psu/
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I'm originally from Greenville in Mercer County & will attend in spirit
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J U N E 16th Chestnut Chat (live, virtual via Zoom): Pre-register for:
➡️Q&A about TACF documentary, CLEAR DAY THUNDER: Rescuing the American Chestnut
🌟Learn about 40th Anniversary Surprise online screening for TACF email subscribers
➡️Meet Filmmaker, Rod Murphy
➡️Learn how to screen the film and what is included in the screening kit and more with coordinator Marketing Outpost
Pre-register here: psu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_85iLnNwKQ0Gl6_irP7e94Q#/registration
Indiana Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation, The American Chestnut Foundation - Kentucky Chapter, The American Chestnut Foundation's Meadowview Research Farms, The Georgia Chapter of the American Chestnut Foundation West Virginia Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation Virginia Chapter of the American Chestnut Foundation, Vermont & New Hampshire Chapter of the American Chestnut Foundation Upcoming Chestnut Chat is all about the TACF documentary. Learn about opportunity for e-mail subscribers to view the film in celebration of our 40th Anniversary, meet Rod Murphy, one of the filmmakers and learn about how to screen the film, scheduled screenings and more.
Jim Jordan link is here