We are excited about this opportunity to test our potentially blight-resistant chestnuts in a Silviculture Research Study, while simultaneously restoring American chestnut to a forest within the chestnuts natural range.
This study will not only get our most advanced trees into the forest, it will provide valuable information on forest planting techniques used for long-term restoration AND we can learn about the Americanness and blight resistance of our most advanced trees in a real forest setting….very cool.
For questions or more information, contact TACF’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Science Coordinator, Tom Saielli.