VA Chestnut Secretary Deborah Fialka, on left, snaps photo as Jay Mills & Peter Hatch (kneeling center) steady the tree while Monticello gardeners James Covert & Justin Kilmon backfill to complete the planting of a backcross chestnut from TACF's Meadowview, VA Research Farms near the front walk at Monticello. |
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A few of the Thomas Jefferson and American Chestnut celebrants with the newly planted tree. |
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Dan Jordan, President of the Jefferson Foundation (right), expresses pleasure that Monticello can participate in restoring the forest of Jefferson’s time, and invites guests to share in the day-long celebrations. |
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