The Connecticut Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation (CTACF®) needs your help! Spring has arrived and it's time to plant last year's harvest in our orchards. In 2010 we hand-pollinated 6 wild American chestnut "mother trees", all native to CT. These mother trees, located in the towns of Canton, Litchfield, New Hartford, Northfield, Torrington and Woodbridge, were crossed with blight-resistant pollen from TACF®'s Meadowview Reserch Farms in Meadowview, VA. The nuts harvested represent an important step to producing blight-resistant chestnuts that will be adapted to our local climate. If you'd like to help sow the seeds of American chestnut restoration, please join us at one of our up-coming weekend chestnut plantings!
Guilford Orchard Planting
Saturday, April 30, 2011 at 9:00 am
Nut Plains Park, Nut Plains Rd, Guilford, CT
We will plant close to 200 nuts, including those from Litchfield and Woodbridge mother trees.
For more information: Charlie McClure – (203) 641-1538 or cmcclure@georgeschmitt.com
Middletown Orchard Planting
Saturday, May 7, 2011 at 8:30 am
Near Higby Reservoir, Meriden Rd (Rte 66), Middlefield, CT
We will plant close to 200 nuts, including those from the Canton mother tree.
For directions and more information: Jane Harris – (860) 306-2709 or treefanatic@gmail.com
Wigwam Brook Orchard
Saturday, May 7, 2011 at 10:00 am
Litchfield Hills Audubon, Lipeika Rd (just off Rte 254), Litchfield, CT
We will plant over 200 nuts, including those from Northfield and Torrington mother trees.
For more information: John Baker - (860) 567-8427
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