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We hope you enjoy this collection of hot-off-the-press chestnut articles. If you do, pass it along to a friend. And be sure to check out the TACF Calendar of Events below. Enjoy! |
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| It's Not Too Early to Think About Planting Chestnuts! |
March is just around the corner, the time of year when thousands of Restoration Chestnuts 1.0 are packaged and mailed with care to TACF members and cooperators. It is not too early to start preparing for your seeds. You might want to touch up on some chestnut techniques like planting, watering, and fertilizing to ensure a long life for your Restoration Chestnuts 1.0. Start by watching this Chestnut Planting Tutorial with Dr. Hill Craddock from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
| Chestnut Planting Tutorial |
For more information on reintroducing chestnuts to your property, read our Best Management Practices Manual. Download the PDF here.
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| Pittman, NJ Students Restore Chestnuts in Disney Challenge
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For Mrs. Young's fifth grade class from Elwood Kindle Elementary School in Pitman, New Jersey, reintroducing American chestnuts into their town is a labor of love. Last fall, Mrs. Young's class took on Disney's Planet Challenge (DPC), a project-based learning competition for classrooms across the United States... READ MORE |
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Keeping the West Salem Stand Alive
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Sometime around 1885, Martin Hicks, a farmer in West Salem, Wisconsin planted nine American chestnuts along his fencerows. In one century of prolific growth, these 9 trees expanded into a whopping 90 acres and until 1987, escaped the devastation of the chestnut blight. This article brings us up to speed on the remarkable story of the West Salem chestnut stand, the fight to keep the trees alive, and the researchers and landowners who will not give up... READ MORE
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