Massachusetts Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation

The Massachusetts Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation (TACF-MA) is hoping to find five to ten "Mother Trees" to pollinate each year.

The lifespan of each blooming American Chestnut tree in Massachusetts is brief, sometimes only a year from discovery, but each blooming tree can contribute valuable genetic diversity to the effort to breed a blight-resistant tree, incorporating the Chinese resistance genes.

Our volunteer-run orchards contain seedlings growing from these nuts for the next steps in chestnut restoration.

These female flowers are ready to pollinate.
Can you find a blooming American chestnut tree in Massachusetts or Rhode Island this year?
Dedicated to restoring the keystone forest tree of the eastern United States, by locating blooming remaining American chestnut trees in Massachusetts and by breeding blight-resistant trees from Massachusetts "Mother Trees".
Visit the National TACF site Join TACF as a member from
Massachusetts or Rhode Island
 

This Year's Events
 

07/25/2010
Sunday

Summer Quarterly Meeting of the MA/RI Chapter of the American Chestnut Foundation
See Calendar Above for Details

 

04/24/2010
Saturday

Spring Quarterly Meeting of the MA/RI Chapter of the American Chestnut Foundation
See Calendar Above for Details

01/17/2010
Sunday

Winter Quarterly Meeting of the MA/RI Chapter of the American Chestnut Foundation

11/14/2009
Saturday

Kendra Gurney speaking at University of RI

11/15/2009
Sunday

10th Annual Meeting & Elections of the MA/RI Chapter of
The American Chestnut Foundation


See Google Calendar announcement above for directions and agenda
 

 

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