[MassChestnutOrchards] Request For Pure American Chestnut Seed

[Yvonne Federowicz]

Perhaps individuals can provide nuts, rather than the chapter ­ any MA/RI
pure Americans aren¹t TACF work anyhow.


On 2/1/10 4:51 PM, "Guy Shepard" <tsuga35 at aol.com> wrote:

> 
> makes no difference if it comes from us we can be used! and maybe not the way
> we want to be perceived
> Guy.
> 
>  
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gary Jacob <gjacob at comcast.net>
> To: masschestnutorchards at masschestnut.org
> Sent: Sun, Jan 31, 2010 6:03 pm
> Subject: Re: [MassChestnutOrchards] Request For Pure American Chestnut Seed
> 
> Guy,
>  
> I do not think he is asking for resistant nuts, just original pure Americans.
>  
>                 Gary
>                 
>  
> From: masschestnutorchards-bounces at masschestnut.org
> [mailto:masschestnutorchards-bounces at masschestnut.org
> <mailto:masschestnutorchards-bounces at masschestnut.org?> ] On Behalf Of
> tsuga35 at aol.com
> Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2010 5:42 PM
> To: masschestnutorchards at masschestnut.org
> Subject: Re: [MassChestnutOrchards] Request For Pure American Chestnut Seed
>  
> 
> I do not see any good coming from providing nuts to this person,
> only bad press and bad feeling from members who are willing to wait and
> support the organization
> .Guy
> 
>  
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill Adamsen <bill.adamsen at gmail.com>
> To: masschestnutorchards at masschestnut.org
> Cc: Daphne Van Schaick <daphne at acf.org>; KATHY DESJARDIN
> <KATHYDESJARDIN at verizon.net>
> Sent: Sat, Jan 30, 2010 8:47 pm
> Subject: Re: [MassChestnutOrchards] Request For Pure American Chestnut Seed
> Jamie and Kathy:
> 
> We don't show a Cliff Olson that is or ever has been a member of TACF from the
> state of CT.
> It would be interesting to get a better understanding of what he is doing, and
> intends to do with the opa materials.
> I will contact him off-line.
> 
> --
> Bill Adamsen
> CT Chapter President
> 917.796.4284 (m)
> 
> On Sat, Jan 30, 2010 at 1:49 PM, Jamie Donalds <n1djb at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Kathy, This seems like someone who we should help if we can.
>            I remember someone at the winter chapter meeting saying that they
> had, or knew somone who had pure Amercans.
> Does any one  who attended remember this?
> -Jamie
>  
> 
> From: KATHY DESJARDIN <KATHYDESJARDIN at VERIZON.NET>
> To: Charlotte Zampini <cbz at aol.com>; Rufin Van Bossuyt <rufin at charter.net>;
> Jamie Donalds <n1djb at yahoo.com>
> Sent: Fri, January 29, 2010 6:49:35 PM
> Subject: FW: Request For Pure American Chestnut Seed
> The following is a rather unusual request address to our chapter.  Wondered if
> you are familiar with this person.
>  
> Kathy
>  
> From: mlbcliff at aol.com [mailto:mlbcliff at aol.com]
> Sent: Friday, January 29, 2010 4:48 PM
> To: machapter at acf.org
> Subject: Request For Pure American Chestnut Seed
>  
> Hello Ms. Desjardin,
> 
> My name is Clifford Olson. I am a American Chestnut enthusiast and breeder
> from Connecticut and am interested in obtaining pure American Chestnut seeds
> from your state. I have an orchard that currently has many American trees from
> Virginia in it and as spring is just around the corner, I am hoping to greatly
> expand it soon with trees from many other states as well. My goal is to obtain
> seeds/seedlings from as many mother trees as possible from every state so that
> I can preserve the gene pool for the time being and eventually repopulate the
> surrounding area. Collecting pure American Chestnut trees is a true passion of
> mine and I have been doubling my recent efforts to obtain seeds from as many
> surviving American Chestnut trees as I can. Unfortunately getting to each
> state in the original range and searching about for the rare surviving mother
> trees is a daunting task, although a welcome one. I do not know if you have
> any pure American Chestnut seeds available that you are willing to part with
> or not, but I would be DELIGHTED to have some if they are available. I can use
> as many as you are willing to give. They would be well watered, protected, and
> taken care of. I can send you some money. If none are available, I will be
> disappointed but understand completely! Pure American Chestnuts from local
> trees are a rare and beautiful thing. Thank you for your time! I look forward
> to hearing from you!
> 
> Cliff Olson
>  
> 
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