| Calendar 2008 |
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| May | Identification of possible American Chestnut mother trees – from emergence of leaves till fall |
Virginia--especially northern areas |
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May 10-11 |
Blandy Experiment Farm |
help needed to staff this event |
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May 17-18 |
Damascus, VA |
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May 28 |
Make plans for controlled pollination |
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May 31 |
Lesesne State Forest |
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Late May |
Inoculation with blight fungus to determine resistance |
Meadowview Research Farms |
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May 1-6 |
Elderhostel - Restoration of the American Chestnut Tree – help with Meadowview inoculations |
Southwest Virginia 4H Educational Center |
http://www.elderhostel.org/pr Event filled for 2008 |
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June 7 |
Harpers Ferry, WV |
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early June |
Monitor mother tree flowers for bagging |
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mid-June |
Bag flowers for controlled pollination |
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Order pollen |
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Late June |
Pollinate bagged flowers |
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10-14 days after bagging |
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Control weeds and monitor seedlings |
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Throughout growing season |
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September |
Monitor bur maturity |
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Harvest when mature and before squirrels-usually mid to late month |
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October 4 or 11 |
Chapter Annual Meeting |
TBA |
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October 12 |
Rowlsburg WVA Chestnut Festival |
Rowlsburg, WVA |
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October 24-26 |
TACF Annual Meeting |
Chattanooga, TN |
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November |
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Evaluation of blight inoculation results |
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December |
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