[Magdalen] This is nuts

[Grace Cangialosi]

Yes, it's the ACS here, as well--big time. I've been to one of their nurseries--actually several acres of trees of various levels of hybridization that they've planted. I went to an ACS training about taking inventory of the population within 15' of a portion of the Appalachian Trail, but I never followed up with it.

> On Feb 24, 2017, at 10:51 AM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
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> In a message dated 2/24/2017 9:30:15 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
> gracecan at gmail.com writes:
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> They are  crossing them with the blight-resistant Chinese  
> Chestnuts>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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> This is being done by the American Chestnut Society in a big way.   
> Seedlings are available
> at times to members.  I've been tempted, but I really have no good  space 
> for such a tree
> here.  I do know that my property did at one time have American  Chestnuts 
> because there
> are a couple of tell-tale sprouters on the property.  These get about  10' 
> in height, and then
> wilt from the blight.
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> The American Chestnut was a co-dominant locally, with the oaks, and that in 
> the spring
> when the trees bloomed, it looked as though the mountain ranges were snow  
> covered.
> Though I will not see it, I do look forward to the day when the blight  
> resistant chestnuts
> are returned to these mountains.
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> David S.