[MassChestnutOrchards] B3F3 Nuts

[loisbreau at aol.com]

Hi Rufin,

We agree with you. Let's do as much good as we possibly can with the B3F3's in an organized way next spring. We are all so hopelessy overinvolved as to ever be able to claim impartiality, but the fact is Meadowview's success is something so important and so worthy of celebration that we think it will attract major media attention. The legislative aide to our State Rep. wrote to the Governor's office to see if the Governor would be interested in planting a few B3F3's as part of the annual parks volunteer day next April but we haven't had a response yet. We could do something cool with Arbor Day at Tower Hill Botanic Garden or Old Sturbridge Village etc. 

We'd be glad to help brainstorming after the holidays. We sent in our money for 6 B3F3's and we'll be doing Brad's "Chestnuts For Dummies" presentation for the Chief Forester and other Boston office senior staff soon too.

Lois & Denis
-----Original Message-----
From: Fred Hebard <Fred at acf.org>
To: masschestnutorchards at masschestnut.org; Rufin Van Bossuyt <rufin at charter.net>
Cc: Glen Rea <glenrea42 at msn.com>; Bryan Burhans <bryan at acf.org>
Sent: Sun, Dec 13, 2009 1:11 pm
Subject: Re: [MassChestnutOrchards] B3F3 Nuts


Rufin,
One thing we hope to get all the chapters involved in soon is  
nstalling restoration plantings.  We need to start getting test  
lantings of Meadowview nuts out throughout the range of chestnut, to  
tart getting a better idea of how far the trees can move and whether  
he severity of blight and other diseases or pest conditions changes  
ith location.  Bryan has a rather thorough plan for doing this that  
e has been incubating since he got here, which he will start  
resenting to the chapters shortly.  The nuts you are eligible to  
eceive could be pledged to the Mass Chapter's first restoration  
lanting.  This might be an excellent use for them.
Fred
Frederick V. Hebard, PhD
taff Pathologist, Meadowview Research Farms
merican Chestnut Foundation
4005 Glenbrook Ave.
eadowview, VA 24361
Email: Fred at acf.org
eb: http://www.acffarms.org
hone: (276) 944-4631
ax: (276) 944-0934

n Dec 13, 2009, at 10:24 AM, Rufin Van Bossuyt wrote:
> I have been informed that I am eligible to receive 15 B3F3  
 Restoration chestnuts. I can accept the nuts or make them available  
 to our chapter.
 I prefer to make them available to our chapter.
 I would like to have them planted at significant existing orchard  
 locations such as: Tower Hill Botanic Garden, Moore State Park,  
 Mass. Fish and Wildlife, Quabbin Reservoir, River Bend State Park,  
 etc.
 Others in our chapter will also be eligible to receive B3F3 nuts.  
 Maybe they too would like to make them available for planting by  
 the chapter.
 We could start the nuts in pots in a location that is protected  
 from the various animals that would like to eat them and where they  
 would get good care by watering etc. We could then plant the  
 seedlings and again have good protection for them.
 Any thoughts?

 Rufin
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