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.
Can you find a blooming American chestnut tree in Massachusetts or Rhode Island this year?
Massachusetts or Rhode Island
| This Year's Events | |
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07/25/2010 |
Summer Quarterly Meeting of the MA/RI Chapter of the American Chestnut Foundation
See Calendar Above for Details |
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04/24/2010 |
Spring Quarterly Meeting of the MA/RI Chapter of the American Chestnut Foundation
See Calendar Above for Details |
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01/17/2010 |
Winter Quarterly Meeting of the MA/RI Chapter of the American Chestnut Foundation
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11/14/2009 |
Kendra Gurney speaking at University of RI
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11/15/2009 |
10th Annual Meeting & Elections of the
MA/RI Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation See Google Calendar announcement above for directions and agenda |