Small Stem Assays at Milner Backcross Orchard, GA
Jul. 14, 2020
By Martin Cipollini, GA-TACF Chapter Science Coordinator

Marshall Lynch inoculating trees while Noah Howie measures height and stem diameter at the Milner Backcross Orchard in Rome, GA.
- Noah Howie (back) measuring trees while Marshall Lynch inoculates them at the Milner Backcross Orchard.
- Inoculated stem tip temporarily covered with a sealed plastic straw to keep the inoculum moist.
- Frank Milner posing with one of his three-year-old backcross chestnut trees. About 90% of the trees at this site have survived since planting.