[MassChestnutOrchards] Request For Pure American Chestnut Seed

[Jamie Donalds]

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





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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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