From kendra at acf.org  Tue Jun  1 16:07:21 2010
From: kendra at acf.org (Kendra Gurney)
Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2010 16:07:21 -0400
Subject: [MassChestnutOrchards] We Need your Help with Upcoming Inoculations!
Message-ID: <01a601cb01c6$0c83d5b0$258b8110$@org>

Hi MA Chestnuteers!

 

Now that planting season is behind us, it is time to look ahead to
inoculations.  I spoke with Charlotte this morning and we have several
inoculations on the calendar.  Two that we could really use help with are:

 

Grafton, the weekend of June 12th

 

Medway, the weekend of June 19th

 

It's great to have a team of 10-15 people for large inoculations so please
respond with your availability to help on either of these weekends.  I'm not
sure we have settled on Saturday or Sunday for these two weekends, however I
assume that Sunday the 20th may be difficult (Father's Day).  If you have
helped with inoculations, your experience would be most welcome, and if you
have not yet been able to help, this would be a great time to learn!

 

Best -

 

Kendra

 

Kendra Gurney
The American Chestnut FoundationR

New England Regional Science Coordinator
USFS Northern Research Station
705 Spear Street
South Burlington, VT 05403
Tel: 802.951.6771 x1350 Fax: 802.951.6368

Cell: 802.999.8706
 <mailto:Kendra at acf.org> Kendra at acf.org or kgurney at uvm.edu

 

 

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From tsuga35 at aol.com  Tue Jun  1 19:34:30 2010
From: tsuga35 at aol.com (Guy Shepard)
Date: Tue, 01 Jun 2010 19:34:30 -0400
Subject: [MassChestnutOrchards] We Need your Help with Upcoming
	Inoculations!
In-Reply-To: <01a601cb01c6$0c83d5b0$258b8110$@org>
References: <01a601cb01c6$0c83d5b0$258b8110$@org>
Message-ID: <8CCCFFA1E064FCB-1AB4-2408@webmail-m036.sysops.aol.com>

I could help in Grafton


Guy Shepard
Principal Partner
Professional Environmental Services, LLC
(978) 580-0902
 
 
 



-----Original Message-----
From: Kendra Gurney <kendra at acf.org>
To: masschestnutorchards at masschestnut.org
Sent: Tue, Jun 1, 2010 4:07 pm
Subject: [MassChestnutOrchards] We Need your Help with Upcoming Inoculations!



Hi MA Chestnuteers!
 
Now that planting season is behind us, it is time to look ahead to inoculations.  I spoke with Charlotte this morning and we have several inoculations on the calendar.  Two that we could really use help with are:
 
Grafton, the weekend of June 12th
 
Medway, the weekend of June 19th
 
It?s great to have a team of 10-15 people for large inoculations so please respond with your availability to help on either of these weekends.  I?m not sure we have settled on Saturday or Sunday for these two weekends, however I assume that Sunday the 20th may be difficult (Father?s Day).  If you have helped with inoculations, your experience would be most welcome, and if you have not yet been able to help, this would be a great time to learn!
 
Best ?
 
Kendra
 
Kendra Gurney
The American Chestnut Foundation?
New England Regional Science Coordinator
USFS Northern Research Station
705 Spear Street
South Burlington, VT 05403
Tel: 802.951.6771 x1350 Fax: 802.951.6368
Cell: 802.999.8706
Kendra at acf.org or kgurney at uvm.edu
 
 


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From mike.meixsell at juno.com  Sat Jun  5 16:41:57 2010
From: mike.meixsell at juno.com (mike.meixsell at juno.com)
Date: Sat, 5 Jun 2010 20:41:57 GMT
Subject: [MassChestnutOrchards] We Need your Help with Upcoming
	Inoculation	s!
Message-ID: <20100605.164157.15957.0@webmail14.vgs.untd.com>

Hi Kendra,
I should be able to help in Grafton on 12 June.
Mike M.

---------- Original Message ----------
From: "Kendra Gurney" <kendra at acf.org>
To: <masschestnutorchards at masschestnut.org>
Subject: [MassChestnutOrchards] We Need your Help with Upcoming Inoculations!
Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2010 16:07:21 -0400

Hi MA Chestnuteers!
 
Now that planting season is behind us, it is time to look ahead to inoculations.  I spoke with Charlotte this morning and we have several inoculations on the calendar.  Two that we could really use help with are:
 
Grafton, the weekend of June 12th
 
Medway, the weekend of June 19th
 
It&rsquo;s great to have a team of 10-15 people for large inoculations so please respond with your availability to help on either of these weekends.  I&rsquo;m not sure we have settled on Saturday or Sunday for these two weekends, however I assume that Sunday the 20th may be difficult (Father&rsquo;s Day).  If you have helped with inoculations, your experience would be most welcome, and if you have not yet been able to help, this would be a great time to learn!
 
Best &ndash;
 
Kendra
 
Kendra Gurney
The American Chestnut Foundation?
New England Regional Science Coordinator
USFS Northern Research Station
705 Spear Street
South Burlington, VT 05403
Tel: 802.951.6771 x1350 Fax: 802.951.6368
Cell: 802.999.8706
Kendra at acf.org or kgurney at uvm.edu
 
 
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From mike.meixsell at juno.com  Sat Jun  5 16:50:14 2010
From: mike.meixsell at juno.com (mike.meixsell at juno.com)
Date: Sat, 5 Jun 2010 20:50:14 GMT
Subject: [MassChestnutOrchards] We Need your Help with Upcoming
	Inoculation		s!
Message-ID: <20100605.165014.15957.1@webmail14.vgs.untd.com>

Hi Kendra,
Sorry, I just realized that I have a conflict on 12 June. I have a committment to help at a US F&W event. Perhaps I can help on the next date.
Mike M.

---------- Original Message ----------
From: "mike.meixsell at juno.com" <mike.meixsell at juno.com>
To: kendra at acf.org,  masschestnutorchards at masschestnut.org
Cc: masschestnutorchards at masschestnut.org
Subject: Re: [MassChestnutOrchards] We Need your Help with Upcoming Inoculation s!
Date: Sat, 5 Jun 2010 20:41:57 GMT

Hi Kendra,
I should be able to help in Grafton on 12 June.
Mike M.

---------- Original Message ----------
From: "Kendra Gurney" <kendra at acf.org>
To: <masschestnutorchards at masschestnut.org>
Subject: [MassChestnutOrchards] We Need your Help with Upcoming Inoculations!
Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2010 16:07:21 -0400

Hi MA Chestnuteers!
 
Now that planting season is behind us, it is time to look ahead to inoculations.  I spoke with Charlotte this morning and we have several inoculations on the calendar.  Two that we could really use help with are:
 
Grafton, the weekend of June 12th
 
Medway, the weekend of June 19th
 
It&rsquo;s great to have a team of 10-15 people for large inoculations so please respond with your availability to help on either of these weekends.  I&rsquo;m not sure we have settled on Saturday or Sunday for these two weekends, however I assume that Sunday the 20th may be difficult (Father&rsquo;s Day).  If you have helped with inoculations, your experience would be most welcome, and if you have not yet been able to help, this would be a great time to learn!
 
Best &ndash;
 
Kendra
 
Kendra Gurney
The American Chestnut Foundation?
New England Regional Science Coordinator
USFS Northern Research Station
705 Spear Street
South Burlington, VT 05403
Tel: 802.951.6771 x1350 Fax: 802.951.6368
Cell: 802.999.8706
Kendra at acf.org or kgurney at uvm.edu
 
 


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From yvonne.federowicz at gmail.com  Tue Jun  8 15:08:31 2010
From: yvonne.federowicz at gmail.com (Yvonne Federowicz)
Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2010 15:08:31 -0400
Subject: [MassChestnutOrchards] Inoculation planning
Message-ID: <AANLkTimRoVs5SZB-MPF94ruq9U3rR9t0uw2IWTOg5Ds5@mail.gmail.com>

Are the plans for inoculations coming together?  How many people do we have,
and should we plan for bottled water, snacks, etc.?
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From cbzampini at aol.com  Wed Jun  9 17:33:44 2010
From: cbzampini at aol.com (cbzampini at aol.com)
Date: Wed, 09 Jun 2010 17:33:44 -0400
Subject: [MassChestnutOrchards] We Need your Help with Upcoming
	Inoculations!
In-Reply-To: <01a601cb01c6$0c83d5b0$258b8110$@org>
References: <01a601cb01c6$0c83d5b0$258b8110$@org>
Message-ID: <8CCD63291E53054-16EC-1BB1@webmail-d046.sysops.aol.com>


HI Kendra,

I just got back from doing some more weedwacking at the Grafton 
Orchard. Some of the trees look a little stressed and pale even though 
I fertilized them before leaving for vacation. I want to give them more 
fertilizer and do more bushwhacking before innoculating so I am going 
to send out a notice saying that innoc will be delayed at least a week. 
Medway has about a 150 trees that exceed the innoc criteria so we will 
really need help with that one!
Charlotte

-----Original Message-----
From: Kendra Gurney <kendra at acf.org>
To: masschestnutorchards at masschestnut.org
Sent: Tue, Jun 1, 2010 4:07 pm
Subject: [MassChestnutOrchards] We Need your Help with Upcoming 
Inoculations!



Hi MA Chestnuteers!
?
Now that planting season is behind us, it is time to look ahead to 
inoculations.? I spoke with Charlotte this morning and we have several 
inoculations on the calendar.? Two that we could really use help with 
are:
?
Grafton, the weekend of June 12th
?
Medway, the weekend of June 19th
?
It?s great to have a team of 10-15 people for large inoculations so 
please respond with your availability to help on either of these 
weekends.? I?m not sure we have settled on Saturday or Sunday for these 
two weekends, however I assume that Sunday the 20th may be difficult 
(Father?s Day).? If you have helped with inoculations, your experience 
would be most welcome, and if you have not yet been able to help, this 
would be a great time to learn!
?
Best ?
?
Kendra
?
Kendra Gurney
The American Chestnut Foundation?
New England Regional Science Coordinator
USFS Northern Research Station
705 Spear Street
South Burlington, VT 05403
Tel: 802.951.6771 x1350 Fax: 802.951.6368
Cell: 802.999.8706
Kendra at acf.org or kgurney at uvm.edu
?
?


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From yvonne.federowicz at gmail.com  Wed Jun  9 17:38:45 2010
From: yvonne.federowicz at gmail.com (Yvonne Federowicz)
Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2010 17:38:45 -0400
Subject: [MassChestnutOrchards] We Need your Help with Upcoming
	Inoculations!
In-Reply-To: <8CCD63291E53054-16EC-1BB1@webmail-d046.sysops.aol.com>
References: <01a601cb01c6$0c83d5b0$258b8110$@org>
	<8CCD63291E53054-16EC-1BB1@webmail-d046.sysops.aol.com>
Message-ID: <AANLkTimCTzUPgWUk6BYGIgjcJCPQ508t343dTMijfMqo@mail.gmail.com>

Would we be doing the Medway Orchard this weekend, then?

Kendra may be on the road...

On Wed, Jun 9, 2010 at 5:33 PM, <cbzampini at aol.com> wrote:

>
> HI Kendra,
>
> I just got back from doing some more weedwacking at the Grafton Orchard.
> Some of the trees look a little stressed and pale even though I fertilized
> them before leaving for vacation. I want to give them more fertilizer and do
> more bushwhacking before innoculating so I am going to send out a notice
> saying that innoc will be delayed at least a week. Medway has about a 150
> trees that exceed the innoc criteria so we will really need help with that
> one!
> Charlotte
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kendra Gurney <kendra at acf.org>
> To: masschestnutorchards at masschestnut.org
> Sent: Tue, Jun 1, 2010 4:07 pm
> Subject: [MassChestnutOrchards] We Need your Help with Upcoming
> Inoculations!
>
>
>
> Hi MA Chestnuteers!
>
> Now that planting season is behind us, it is time to look ahead to
> inoculations.  I spoke with Charlotte this morning and we have several
> inoculations on the calendar.  Two that we could really use help with are:
>
> Grafton, the weekend of June 12th
>
> Medway, the weekend of June 19th
>
> It?s great to have a team of 10-15 people for large inoculations so please
> respond with your availability to help on either of these weekends.  I?m not
> sure we have settled on Saturday or Sunday for these two weekends, however I
> assume that Sunday the 20th may be difficult (Father?s Day).  If you have
> helped with inoculations, your experience would be most welcome, and if you
> have not yet been able to help, this would be a great time to learn!
>
> Best ?
>
> Kendra
>
> Kendra Gurney
> The American Chestnut Foundation?
> New England Regional Science Coordinator
> USFS Northern Research Station
> 705 Spear Street
> South Burlington, VT 05403
> Tel: 802.951.6771 x1350 Fax: 802.951.6368
> Cell: 802.999.8706
> Kendra at acf.org or kgurney at uvm.edu
>
>
>
>
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From cbzampini at aol.com  Wed Jun  9 18:16:12 2010
From: cbzampini at aol.com (cbzampini at aol.com)
Date: Wed, 09 Jun 2010 18:16:12 -0400
Subject: [MassChestnutOrchards] Orchard Innoculations
Message-ID: <8CCD63880D5D00F-16EC-27A7@webmail-d046.sysops.aol.com>




Hi MA Chestnuters,

I have been checking the orchards this week and believe it would be 
best to delay the innoculation of the Grafton orchard for at least a 
week. I want to get in there and weedwhack /fertilize again. It is a 
somewhat rough site on a hillside. There are about 70 trees there that 
need innoculation, so having a couple teams help out there later would 
be nice.

The orchard that we will really need a lot of help with is the Medway 
orchard, on June 19th, weather permitting. There are about a 
hundred-fifty trees there that are big enough to innoculate. It is a 
nice mowed open and level area with extra space to organize several 
teams ect, and with parking and playing fields nearby. I send out 
directions to the orchard shortly.

If you are able to come on the 19th please let me know. Whatever time 
you can spend is appreciated. Also if you have not yet been involved in 
innoculations, this would be a great opportunity to learn.

Charlotte Zampini
MaTACF Orchard/Pollination Coordinator

508-836-4108 Home
508330-5326 Cell


From brianeclark at hughes.net  Thu Jun 10 06:03:13 2010
From: brianeclark at hughes.net (Brian Clark)
Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2010 06:03:13 -0400
Subject: [MassChestnutOrchards] Orchard Innoculations
In-Reply-To: <8CCD63880D5D00F-16EC-27A7@webmail-d046.sysops.aol.com>
References: <8CCD63880D5D00F-16EC-27A7@webmail-d046.sysops.aol.com>
Message-ID: <20100610100322.3FB79638598@smtprelay02.b.hostedemail.com>

Charlotte,
I'm planning to help at Medway (or elsewhere if needed) on the 
weekend of the 19th.  Weekend of the 12 is not good for me.

Brian

At 06:16 PM 6/9/2010, you wrote:



>Hi MA Chestnuters,
>
>I have been checking the orchards this week and believe it would be 
>best to delay the innoculation of the Grafton orchard for at least a 
>week. I want to get in there and weedwhack /fertilize again. It is a 
>somewhat rough site on a hillside. There are about 70 trees there 
>that need innoculation, so having a couple teams help out there 
>later would be nice.
>
>The orchard that we will really need a lot of help with is the 
>Medway orchard, on June 19th, weather permitting. There are about a 
>hundred-fifty trees there that are big enough to innoculate. It is a 
>nice mowed open and level area with extra space to organize several 
>teams ect, and with parking and playing fields nearby. I send out 
>directions to the orchard shortly.
>
>If you are able to come on the 19th please let me know. Whatever 
>time you can spend is appreciated. Also if you have not yet been 
>involved in innoculations, this would be a great opportunity to learn.
>
>Charlotte Zampini
>MaTACF Orchard/Pollination Coordinator
>
>508-836-4108 Home
>508330-5326 Cell
>
>_______________________________________________
>MassChestnutOrchards mailing list
>MassChestnutOrchards at masschestnut.org
>http://mrsgale.fates.org/mailman/listinfo/masschestnutorchards

Brian Clark
42B Clark Rd.
Ashfield, MA 01330
413-625-2791, cell 507-269-4249
brianeclark at hughes.net
www.applevalleyapples.com  
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From Roy at Najecki.com  Sat Jun 12 16:13:24 2010
From: Roy at Najecki.com (Roy)
Date: Sat, 12 Jun 2010 16:13:24 -0400
Subject: [MassChestnutOrchards] fertilizing question
References: <C820747D.1E693%Yvonne_Federowicz@brown.edu>
Message-ID: <DBAABF05EA944BA98F52D33A40DD1837@home51fd3ddc3c>

Re: [MassChestnutOrchards] Frost damage symptoms?Today the Glocester (RI) Conservation Commission weeded the orchard (see pictures).  We were pleased to see that most of the seedlings that looked dead two weeks ago with their shriveled brown leaves are showing new growth. Now that the area is mowed and weeded, we were going to apply Osmocote fertilizer. However as we weeded and removed some saplings that didn't survive, we noticed tiny yellow Osmocote fertilizer pellets that I applied last September. I thought by now that these would have dissolved. The guys think they really aren't fertilizer, but plastic, and that's why they didn't dissolve. Should I go ahead and fertilize, or hold off?

The photos also show the southern part of the field (left side of photo) where we have cut down lots of white pine to double our available orchard space. The area is not yet ready for planting as we need to move branches and pull the smaller stumps, but we are making progress. On the right side of the photo near the road you can see the sign board that has the three ACF panels.

Roy Najecki
Glocester RI
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From yvonne.federowicz at gmail.com  Sun Jun 13 10:47:44 2010
From: yvonne.federowicz at gmail.com (Yvonne Federowicz)
Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2010 10:47:44 -0400
Subject: [MassChestnutOrchards] fertilizing question
In-Reply-To: <DBAABF05EA944BA98F52D33A40DD1837@home51fd3ddc3c>
References: <C820747D.1E693%Yvonne_Federowicz@brown.edu>
	<DBAABF05EA944BA98F52D33A40DD1837@home51fd3ddc3c>
Message-ID: <AANLkTikLHqjyKBVo3SsvZccLnMB4HfsG-x6u2Sop-kmU@mail.gmail.com>

Hi Roy, old Osmocote pellets will hang around and take a while to decompose,
but don't have any fertilizer left in them after a while.  The shell is not
plastic, it's some soybean concoction.

This should be a reasonable time to use it again, since you last fertilized
9 months ago.  There are websites about their products; your bag may say
what longevity it has.  The release is temperature-sensitive so the
September use probably helped the plants this spring.  Application now will
help summer growth.

That is great that you have the area cleared.  Lots of work!


I just spoke with Charlotte about the nuts for your second line.  How long
are the radicals now?  She says that if you are going to be able to irrigate
extremely regularly, the nuts can still go straight in the ground.  If not,
we should get them started in some sort of potting system - she will look to
see what she has available.

Also - can you please take a  look at the Cataldo American chestnuts, as we
might want to pollinate them this summer?  Everything has developed quickly
this year and some catkins are already popping.

Thanks, Yvonne







On Sat, Jun 12, 2010 at 4:13 PM, Roy <Roy at najecki.com> wrote:

>  Today the Glocester (RI) Conservation Commission weeded the orchard (see
> pictures).  We were pleased to see that most of the seedlings that looked
> dead two weeks ago with their shriveled brown leaves are showing new growth.
> Now that the area is mowed and weeded, we were going to apply Osmocote
> fertilizer. However as we weeded and removed some saplings that didn't
> survive, we noticed tiny yellow Osmocote fertilizer pellets that I applied
> last September. I thought by now that these would have dissolved. The guys
> think they really aren't fertilizer, but plastic, and that's why they didn't
> dissolve. Should I go ahead and fertilize, or hold off?
>
> The photos also show the southern part of the field (left side of photo)
> where we have cut down lots of white pine to double our available orchard
> space. The area is not yet ready for planting as we need to move branches
> and pull the smaller stumps, but we are making progress. On the right side
> of the photo near the road you can see the sign board that has the three ACF
> panels.
>
> Roy Najecki
> Glocester RI
>
> _______________________________________________
> MassChestnutOrchards mailing list
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From yvonne.federowicz at gmail.com  Sun Jun 13 19:18:50 2010
From: yvonne.federowicz at gmail.com (Yvonne Federowicz)
Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2010 19:18:50 -0400
Subject: [MassChestnutOrchards] Irrigation: timer selection & hardware to
	add rows
Message-ID: <AANLkTilFd65u9nRJLpeE7vd8iD-IwiGvDe2ciGF2FnWk@mail.gmail.com>

Hello folks,

The irrigation system at Westerly needs  a few modifications.

1.) Expansion - we need to add 2-4 rows; the tubing is already down near the
Orchard, but we need the *rest of the hardware that connects everything.*

2.) A* timer* - provided that the well's owner agrees, we might place a
timer on the system.

I was examining options at a website Rudi recommended:

http://www.dripworksusa.com/store/timerland.php?left

Any thoughts on the battery-powered ones?

I'd think that we want the "duration" to be at least 3 hours or so.  Most
systems appear to allow weekly or bi-weekly irrigation.

However the gallons per hour are unknown.  The spigot provides a fairly
vigorous flow into a garden hose, normally.  Also, we'd need to keep the
spigot easily accessible to the well's owner.

Thanks!  Yvonne
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From yvonne.federowicz at gmail.com  Mon Jun 14 14:34:56 2010
From: yvonne.federowicz at gmail.com (Yvonne Federowicz)
Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2010 14:34:56 -0400
Subject: [MassChestnutOrchards] Warm year equals early chestnut flowers!
Message-ID: <AANLkTikVHVu1WIAa9a3a9hLurq1UD9gUFLHPBfXe5lrT@mail.gmail.com>

I just looked up the "growing degrees" at Westerly, RI and compared this
year to last.

The cumulative growing degrees through this date last year were only 395;
this year they are 567.

To get approximately equal growing degree days, the dates to use are:

6/26/2009   565 GDD
6/14/2010   567 GDD
Westerly, RI

http://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/KWST/2009/3/20/CustomHistory.html?dayend=26&monthend=6&yearend=2009&req_city=NA&req_state=NA&req_statename=NA
http://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/KWST/2010/3/20/CustomHistory.html?dayend=13&monthend=6&yearend=2010&req_city=NA&req_state=NA&req_statename=NA


The Chinese chestnut near my workplace has fully expressed male catkins.
Anyone wanting to pollinate this year needs to be prompt!
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From rudi20 at cox.net  Mon Jun 14 16:05:38 2010
From: rudi20 at cox.net (Rudolph A Hempe)
Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2010 16:05:38 -0400
Subject: [MassChestnutOrchards] Irrigation: timer selection & hardware
	toadd rows
References: <AANLkTilFd65u9nRJLpeE7vd8iD-IwiGvDe2ciGF2FnWk@mail.gmail.com>
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You need more than a timer--you need a pressure reducer and a filter. (Drip irrigation needs no more than 30 pounds) The amount of water emitted is not only dependent on the timing but also the types of emitters you use (there are many different types.) Dick Perreault a MG, does all our drip irrigation engineering but he is stretched thin. The battery powered timers we use are from Dripworks and can be programmed up to 6 zones.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Yvonne Federowicz 
  To: masschestnutorchards at masschestnut.org 
  Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2010 7:18 PM
  Subject: [MassChestnutOrchards] Irrigation: timer selection & hardware toadd rows


  Hello folks,

  The irrigation system at Westerly needs  a few modifications.  

  1.) Expansion - we need to add 2-4 rows; the tubing is already down near the Orchard, but we need the rest of the hardware that connects everything.

  2.) A timer - provided that the well's owner agrees, we might place a timer on the system.  

  I was examining options at a website Rudi recommended:  

  http://www.dripworksusa.com/store/timerland.php?left

  Any thoughts on the battery-powered ones?

  I'd think that we want the "duration" to be at least 3 hours or so.  Most systems appear to allow weekly or bi-weekly irrigation.

  However the gallons per hour are unknown.  The spigot provides a fairly vigorous flow into a garden hose, normally.  Also, we'd need to keep the spigot easily accessible to the well's owner.

  Thanks!  Yvonne



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From yvonne.federowicz at gmail.com  Mon Jun 14 16:34:39 2010
From: yvonne.federowicz at gmail.com (Yvonne Federowicz)
Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2010 16:34:39 -0400
Subject: [MassChestnutOrchards] Irrigation: timer selection & hardware
	toadd rows
In-Reply-To: <D53281E52ED347C289E131583AF7C3BA@rudihempe>
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	<D53281E52ED347C289E131583AF7C3BA@rudihempe>
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I think that the MA folks who initially purchased the hosing probably
checked the pressure that the tubing can take? Did Jamie investigate this?
I just don't what the pressure is likely to be, so I can't order the device
yet.

The water pressure seems to work fine and has not damaged the tubing, with
the exception of a slice or two from weedwhackers and some suspiciously
coyote-like bite marks.  I used "Gorilla Tape" on the leaks about a week
ago...  There is a filter.

The link in my initial email goes to the Dripworks website per Rudi's
recommendation.  There are numerous choices...  We only have one zone but
need duration of several hours and ability to program 1-3 waterings/week,
I'd think, if the well owner agrees.

http://www.dripworksusa.com/store/timerland.php?left

Thanks, Yvonne


On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 4:05 PM, Rudolph A Hempe <rudi20 at cox.net> wrote:

>  You need more than a timer--you need a pressure reducer and a filter.
> (Drip irrigation needs no more than 30 pounds) The amount of water emitted
> is not only dependent on the timing but also the types of emitters you use
> (there are many different types.) Dick Perreault a MG, does all our drip
> irrigation engineering but he is stretched thin. The battery powered timers
> we use are from Dripworks and can be programmed up to 6 zones.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Yvonne Federowicz <yvonne.federowicz at gmail.com>
> *To:* masschestnutorchards at masschestnut.org
> *Sent:* Sunday, June 13, 2010 7:18 PM
> *Subject:* [MassChestnutOrchards] Irrigation: timer selection & hardware
> toadd rows
>
> Hello folks,
>
> The irrigation system at Westerly needs  a few modifications.
>
> 1.) Expansion - we need to add 2-4 rows; the tubing is already down near
> the Orchard, but we need the *rest of the hardware that connects
> everything.*
>
> 2.) A* timer* - provided that the well's owner agrees, we might place a
> timer on the system.
>
> I was examining options at a website Rudi recommended:
>
> http://www.dripworksusa.com/store/timerland.php?left
>
> Any thoughts on the battery-powered ones?
>
> I'd think that we want the "duration" to be at least 3 hours or so.  Most
> systems appear to allow weekly or bi-weekly irrigation.
>
> However the gallons per hour are unknown.  The spigot provides a fairly
> vigorous flow into a garden hose, normally.  Also, we'd need to keep the
> spigot easily accessible to the well's owner.
>
> Thanks!  Yvonne
>
> ------------------------------
>
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From Fred at acf.org  Mon Jun 14 18:02:58 2010
From: Fred at acf.org (Fred Hebard)
Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2010 18:02:58 -0400
Subject: [MassChestnutOrchards] Irrigation: timer selection & hardware
	toadd rows
In-Reply-To: <AANLkTiljf1acwW1Ij63A5CBbr9hDsHroTR1LYl7WsAWP@mail.gmail.com>
References: <AANLkTilFd65u9nRJLpeE7vd8iD-IwiGvDe2ciGF2FnWk@mail.gmail.com>
	<D53281E52ED347C289E131583AF7C3BA@rudihempe>
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Yvonne,

The pressure regulator is so you get the same amount of water coming  
out of the emitters every time the system runs for a set period of  
time.  On hilly ground, you also use pressure compensating emitters,  
in addition to a regulator at the valve.  That way you can make some  
sense of the data from your soil tensiometers and adjust the timing  
appropriately.  Generally you want too keep the soil moisture deficit  
between 10 and 20 kiloPascals.  I prefer the Irrometer brand  
tensiometer, 18".

The regulator is not there to prevent bursting the tubing.

Fred


On Jun 14, 2010, at 4:34 PM, Yvonne Federowicz wrote:

> I think that the MA folks who initially purchased the hosing  
> probably checked the pressure that the tubing can take? Did Jamie  
> investigate this?  I just don't what the pressure is likely to be,  
> so I can't order the device yet.
>
> The water pressure seems to work fine and has not damaged the  
> tubing, with the exception of a slice or two from weedwhackers and  
> some suspiciously coyote-like bite marks.  I used "Gorilla Tape" on  
> the leaks about a week ago...  There is a filter.
>
> The link in my initial email goes to the Dripworks website per  
> Rudi's recommendation.  There are numerous choices...  We only have  
> one zone but need duration of several hours and ability to program  
> 1-3 waterings/week, I'd think, if the well owner agrees.
>
> http://www.dripworksusa.com/store/timerland.php?left
>
> Thanks, Yvonne
>
>
> On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 4:05 PM, Rudolph A Hempe <rudi20 at cox.net>  
> wrote:
> You need more than a timer--you need a pressure reducer and a  
> filter. (Drip irrigation needs no more than 30 pounds) The amount  
> of water emitted is not only dependent on the timing but also the  
> types of emitters you use (there are many different types.) Dick  
> Perreault a MG, does all our drip irrigation engineering but he is  
> stretched thin. The battery powered timers we use are from  
> Dripworks and can be programmed up to 6 zones.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Yvonne Federowicz
> To: masschestnutorchards at masschestnut.org
> Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2010 7:18 PM
> Subject: [MassChestnutOrchards] Irrigation: timer selection &  
> hardware toadd rows
>
> Hello folks,
>
> The irrigation system at Westerly needs  a few modifications.
>
> 1.) Expansion - we need to add 2-4 rows; the tubing is already down  
> near the Orchard, but we need the rest of the hardware that  
> connects everything.
>
> 2.) A timer - provided that the well's owner agrees, we might place  
> a timer on the system.
>
> I was examining options at a website Rudi recommended:
>
> http://www.dripworksusa.com/store/timerland.php?left
>
> Any thoughts on the battery-powered ones?
>
> I'd think that we want the "duration" to be at least 3 hours or  
> so.  Most systems appear to allow weekly or bi-weekly irrigation.
>
> However the gallons per hour are unknown.  The spigot provides a  
> fairly vigorous flow into a garden hose, normally.  Also, we'd need  
> to keep the spigot easily accessible to the well's owner.
>
> Thanks!  Yvonne
>
>
> _______________________________________________
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From Roy at Najecki.com  Mon Jun 14 20:23:10 2010
From: Roy at Najecki.com (Roy)
Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2010 20:23:10 -0400
Subject: [MassChestnutOrchards] fertilizing question
References: <C820747D.1E693%Yvonne_Federowicz@brown.edu><DBAABF05EA944BA98F52D33A40DD1837@home51fd3ddc3c>
	<AANLkTikLHqjyKBVo3SsvZccLnMB4HfsG-x6u2Sop-kmU@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <C53807B17E9F4B51B07438095A5B5D1C@home51fd3ddc3c>

Yvonne,

I just got in from the orchard. This afternoon I stopped by Lowe's and got a jug of Miracle-Gro Shake 'n Feed continuous release 10-10-10 and applied it as Charlotte advised. Very handy container and I'll save the empty jug to dispense Osmocote in a few months. The Miracle-Gro says it feeds for three months.

I checked the old Osmocote shells on the ground at the orchard, and yes they were hollow.

The nuts you gave me at the New Hampshire meeting I couldn't use at our orchard. The area just isn't ready yet to plant more nuts. So a few weeks ago I gave them to Talley Bailey, a fellow Cons Comm member, who planted them in a bunch of pots, tubs, etc..that he has. They are now sprouting.

While we were weeding on Saturday, Paul Gale stopped by and wanted to know if I had any nuts that he could plant. Paul is the guy with the 60 acres on the Foster/Glocester town line who wants to start a Chestnut orchard. If I had known Paul wanted nuts I would have given Talley's to Paul. Next week I'll ask Talley to dig a bunch up for Paul.

I haven't seen the gate open at Cataldo's apple orchard, so I haven't stopped in. I'll be away until next Tuesday, when I'll stop by his orchard and take a look. Also Peterson's tree farm in Harmony supposedly has a bunch of Chestnuts. I'll stop by next week and check on those. orchard in 

Roy 
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Yvonne Federowicz 
  To: Roy ; masschestnutorchards at masschestnut.org 
  Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2010 10:47 AM
  Subject: Re: [MassChestnutOrchards] fertilizing question


  Hi Roy, old Osmocote pellets will hang around and take a while to decompose, but don't have any fertilizer left in them after a while.  The shell is not plastic, it's some soybean concoction.

  This should be a reasonable time to use it again, since you last fertilized 9 months ago.  There are websites about their products; your bag may say what longevity it has.  The release is temperature-sensitive so the September use probably helped the plants this spring.  Application now will help summer growth.

  That is great that you have the area cleared.  Lots of work!


  I just spoke with Charlotte about the nuts for your second line.  How long are the radicals now?  She says that if you are going to be able to irrigate extremely regularly, the nuts can still go straight in the ground.  If not, we should get them started in some sort of potting system - she will look to see what she has available.

  Also - can you please take a  look at the Cataldo American chestnuts, as we might want to pollinate them this summer?  Everything has developed quickly this year and some catkins are already popping.

  Thanks, Yvonne








  On Sat, Jun 12, 2010 at 4:13 PM, Roy <Roy at najecki.com> wrote:

    Today the Glocester (RI) Conservation Commission weeded the orchard (see pictures).  We were pleased to see that most of the seedlings that looked dead two weeks ago with their shriveled brown leaves are showing new growth. Now that the area is mowed and weeded, we were going to apply Osmocote fertilizer. However as we weeded and removed some saplings that didn't survive, we noticed tiny yellow Osmocote fertilizer pellets that I applied last September. I thought by now that these would have dissolved. The guys think they really aren't fertilizer, but plastic, and that's why they didn't dissolve. Should I go ahead and fertilize, or hold off?

    The photos also show the southern part of the field (left side of photo) where we have cut down lots of white pine to double our available orchard space. The area is not yet ready for planting as we need to move branches and pull the smaller stumps, but we are making progress. On the right side of the photo near the road you can see the sign board that has the three ACF panels.

    Roy Najecki
    Glocester RI

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From cbzampini at aol.com  Mon Jun 14 20:46:38 2010
From: cbzampini at aol.com (cbzampini at aol.com)
Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2010 20:46:38 -0400
Subject: [MassChestnutOrchards] Irrigation: timer selection & hardware
 toadd rows
In-Reply-To: <D53281E52ED347C289E131583AF7C3BA@rudihempe>
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	<D53281E52ED347C289E131583AF7C3BA@rudihempe>
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Hi All,

For your information,the irrigation tubing we have been using has 
internal pressure compensating drippers. It supposidly is not 
influenced substantially by moderate variation in line length or 
elevation. The tubing is from Berry Hill Irrigation and is called " 
RAM" .The dripper spacing is 24inches and the rate is 0 .4GPH. It does 
need a certain minimum pressure but I do not have that info available 
at this time. If you call their customer service they are very helpful 
and will get back to you with technical recommendations. They sell all 
the related supplies also.

Charlotte

-----Original Message-----
From: Rudolph A Hempe <rudi20 at cox.net>
To: masschestnutorchards at masschestnut.org
Sent: Mon, Jun 14, 2010 4:05 pm
Subject: Re: [MassChestnutOrchards] Irrigation: timer selection & 
hardware toadd rows


You need more than a timer--you need a pressure reducer and a filter. 
(Drip irrigation needs no more than 30 pounds) The amount of water 
emitted is not only dependent on the timing but also the types of 
emitters you use (there are many different types.) Dick Perreault a MG, 
does all our drip irrigation engineering but he is stretched thin.?The 
battery powered timers we use are from Dripworks and can be programmed 
up to 6 zones.

----- Original Message -----
From: Yvonne Federowicz
To: masschestnutorchards at masschestnut.org
Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2010 7:18 PM
Subject: [MassChestnutOrchards] Irrigation: timer selection & hardware 
toadd rows


Hello folks,

The irrigation system at Westerly needs? a few modifications.?

1.) Expansion - we need to add 2-4 rows; the tubing is already down 
near the Orchard, but we need the rest of the hardware that connects 
everything.

2.) A timer - provided that the well's owner agrees, we might place a 
timer on the system.?

I was examining options at a website Rudi recommended:?

http://www.dripworksusa.com/store/timerland.php?left

Any thoughts on the battery-powered ones?

I'd think that we want the "duration" to be at least 3 hours or so.? 
Most systems appear to allow weekly or bi-weekly irrigation.

However the gallons per hour are unknown.? The spigot provides a fairly 
vigorous flow into a garden hose, normally.? Also, we'd need to keep 
the spigot easily accessible to the well's owner.

Thanks!? Yvonne


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From rudi20 at cox.net  Mon Jun 14 21:11:44 2010
From: rudi20 at cox.net (Rudolph A Hempe)
Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2010 21:11:44 -0400
Subject: [MassChestnutOrchards] Irrigation: timer selection & hardware
	toadd rows
References: <AANLkTilFd65u9nRJLpeE7vd8iD-IwiGvDe2ciGF2FnWk@mail.gmail.com><D53281E52ED347C289E131583AF7C3BA@rudihempe>
	<8CCDA3B59063ECC-FEC-5454@webmail-m067.sysops.aol.com>
Message-ID: <5F12A114DF9C4D4EB70C8A68CA01E5C5@rudihempe>

We use pressure compensating lines at the South Kingstown Land Trust/URI 
Master Gardener site where we have had 90 % germination. The pressure 
compensating feature is only good for certain length lines (our orchard --9 
planting rows of 160 feet each  and two of 120 feet--is relatively flat, by 
the way). We have had to modify our filtering system so that we can address 
algae clogging of our irrigation system.The system is solar powered.
We (URI Master Gardeners) have used drip irrigation on two vegetable 
gardens, a rose garden and the chestnut orchard. Each one had to be custom 
designed. Because one of our goals is to preach water conservation, precise 
calculations had to be figured out. When it comes to drip irrigation, one 
size does not fit all.

Rudi Hempe, URI College of the Environment and Life Sciences/URI Master 
Gardener Projects Coordinator


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <cbzampini at aol.com>
To: <masschestnutorchards at masschestnut.org>
Sent: Monday, June 14, 2010 8:46 PM
Subject: Re: [MassChestnutOrchards] Irrigation: timer selection & hardware 
toadd rows


>
> Hi All,
>
> For your information,the irrigation tubing we have been using has internal 
> pressure compensating drippers. It supposidly is not influenced 
> substantially by moderate variation in line length or elevation. The 
> tubing is from Berry Hill Irrigation and is called " RAM" .The dripper 
> spacing is 24inches and the rate is 0 .4GPH. It does need a certain 
> minimum pressure but I do not have that info available at this time. If 
> you call their customer service they are very helpful and will get back to 
> you with technical recommendations. They sell all the related supplies 
> also.
>
> Charlotte
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rudolph A Hempe <rudi20 at cox.net>
> To: masschestnutorchards at masschestnut.org
> Sent: Mon, Jun 14, 2010 4:05 pm
> Subject: Re: [MassChestnutOrchards] Irrigation: timer selection & hardware 
> toadd rows
>
>
> You need more than a timer--you need a pressure reducer and a filter. 
> (Drip irrigation needs no more than 30 pounds) The amount of water emitted 
> is not only dependent on the timing but also the types of emitters you use 
> (there are many different types.) Dick Perreault a MG, does all our drip 
> irrigation engineering but he is stretched thin. The battery powered 
> timers we use are from Dripworks and can be programmed up to 6 zones.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Yvonne Federowicz
> To: masschestnutorchards at masschestnut.org
> Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2010 7:18 PM
> Subject: [MassChestnutOrchards] Irrigation: timer selection & hardware 
> toadd rows
>
>
> Hello folks,
>
> The irrigation system at Westerly needs a few modifications.
> 1.) Expansion - we need to add 2-4 rows; the tubing is already down near 
> the Orchard, but we need the rest of the hardware that connects 
> everything.
>
> 2.) A timer - provided that the well's owner agrees, we might place a 
> timer on the system.
> I was examining options at a website Rudi recommended:
> http://www.dripworksusa.com/store/timerland.php?left
>
> Any thoughts on the battery-powered ones?
>
> I'd think that we want the "duration" to be at least 3 hours or so. Most 
> systems appear to allow weekly or bi-weekly irrigation.
>
> However the gallons per hour are unknown. The spigot provides a fairly 
> vigorous flow into a garden hose, normally. Also, we'd need to keep the 
> spigot easily accessible to the well's owner.
>
> Thanks! Yvonne
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------
>
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From yvonne.federowicz at gmail.com  Mon Jun 14 22:18:46 2010
From: yvonne.federowicz at gmail.com (Yvonne Federowicz)
Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2010 22:18:46 -0400
Subject: [MassChestnutOrchards] fertilizing question
In-Reply-To: <C53807B17E9F4B51B07438095A5B5D1C@home51fd3ddc3c>
References: <C820747D.1E693%Yvonne_Federowicz@brown.edu>
	<DBAABF05EA944BA98F52D33A40DD1837@home51fd3ddc3c>
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	<C53807B17E9F4B51B07438095A5B5D1C@home51fd3ddc3c>
Message-ID: <AANLkTimVNWQZCnU4cnhgTmTyhFeMxuqGI58Uh07jTUf_@mail.gmail.com>

I called Roy, and we clarified that the 2 lines for his orchard stay
together since the best of those 2 lines need to be crossed and having them
in one location is much easier - he is going to approach Paul re. whether
Paul is interested in 2 full new lines, possibly Nankings that we'd create
this summer.

On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 8:23 PM, Roy <Roy at najecki.com> wrote:

>  Yvonne,
>
> I just got in from the orchard. This afternoon I stopped by Lowe's and got
> a jug of Miracle-Gro Shake 'n Feed continuous release 10-10-10 and applied
> it as Charlotte advised. Very handy container and I'll save the empty jug to
> dispense Osmocote in a few months. The Miracle-Gro says it feeds for three
> months.
>
> I checked the old Osmocote shells on the ground at the orchard, and yes
> they were hollow.
>
> The nuts you gave me at the New Hampshire meeting I couldn't use at our
> orchard. The area just isn't ready yet to plant more nuts. So a few weeks
> ago I gave them to Talley Bailey, a fellow Cons Comm member, who planted
> them in a bunch of pots, tubs, etc..that he has. They are now sprouting.
>
> While we were weeding on Saturday, Paul Gale stopped by and wanted to know
> if I had any nuts that he could plant. Paul is the guy with the 60 acres on
> the Foster/Glocester town line who wants to start a Chestnut orchard. If
> I had known Paul wanted nuts I would have given Talley's to Paul. Next week
> I'll ask Talley to dig a bunch up for Paul.
>
> I haven't seen the gate open at Cataldo's apple orchard, so I haven't
> stopped in. I'll be away until next Tuesday, when I'll stop by his orchard
> and take a look. Also Peterson's tree farm in Harmony supposedly has a bunch
> of Chestnuts. I'll stop by next week and check on those. orchard in
>
> Roy
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Yvonne Federowicz <yvonne.federowicz at gmail.com>
> *To:* Roy <Roy at najecki.com> ; masschestnutorchards at masschestnut.org
> *Sent:* Sunday, June 13, 2010 10:47 AM
> *Subject:* Re: [MassChestnutOrchards] fertilizing question
>
> Hi Roy, old Osmocote pellets will hang around and take a while to
> decompose, but don't have any fertilizer left in them after a while.  The
> shell is not plastic, it's some soybean concoction.
>
> This should be a reasonable time to use it again, since you last fertilized
> 9 months ago.  There are websites about their products; your bag may say
> what longevity it has.  The release is temperature-sensitive so the
> September use probably helped the plants this spring.  Application now will
> help summer growth.
>
> That is great that you have the area cleared.  Lots of work!
>
>
> I just spoke with Charlotte about the nuts for your second line.  How long
> are the radicals now?  She says that if you are going to be able to irrigate
> extremely regularly, the nuts can still go straight in the ground.  If not,
> we should get them started in some sort of potting system - she will look to
> see what she has available.
>
> Also - can you please take a  look at the Cataldo American chestnuts, as we
> might want to pollinate them this summer?  Everything has developed quickly
> this year and some catkins are already popping.
>
> Thanks, Yvonne
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Sat, Jun 12, 2010 at 4:13 PM, Roy <Roy at najecki.com> wrote:
>
>>  Today the Glocester (RI) Conservation Commission weeded the orchard (see
>> pictures).  We were pleased to see that most of the seedlings that looked
>> dead two weeks ago with their shriveled brown leaves are showing new growth.
>> Now that the area is mowed and weeded, we were going to apply Osmocote
>> fertilizer. However as we weeded and removed some saplings that didn't
>> survive, we noticed tiny yellow Osmocote fertilizer pellets that I applied
>> last September. I thought by now that these would have dissolved. The guys
>> think they really aren't fertilizer, but plastic, and that's why they didn't
>> dissolve. Should I go ahead and fertilize, or hold off?
>>
>> The photos also show the southern part of the field (left side of photo)
>> where we have cut down lots of white pine to double our available orchard
>> space. The area is not yet ready for planting as we need to move branches
>> and pull the smaller stumps, but we are making progress. On the right side
>> of the photo near the road you can see the sign board that has the three ACF
>> panels.
>>
>> Roy Najecki
>> Glocester RI
>>
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From cbzampini at aol.com  Tue Jun 15 11:34:00 2010
From: cbzampini at aol.com (cbzampini at aol.com)
Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2010 11:34:00 -0400
Subject: [MassChestnutOrchards] Orchard Innoculation at Medway Ma
Message-ID: <8CCDAB74FC23CC0-14FC-C95E@webmail-d095.sysops.aol.com>

Hello All Chestnuters,

      We are planning to innoculate three lines (about 110 trees) at the 
Medway orchard Saturday (the 19th ), starting about 9 am.
Anyone who can come is very welcome. It is a very easily accessible 
site with beautiful trees and great opportunity to learn to innoculate.
We are hoping to have three teams with four people each. (a hole 
puncher, two innoculators, and a recorder /taper. Having a
team of four makes it much faster and easier. If we do get twelve 
people it should only take about three hours max. Longer of
course if fewer people can make it. Even if you cannot come for the 
entire time it is fine. So far only five people have told me
they are coming for sure so we really do need more help. Water, drinks, 
and Yvonne's famous goodies will be provided.
I hope to see you all, and have a fun time!

Charlotte Zampini


The Directions to the Medway Orchard for Saturday morning are as 
follows. It is in the Idylbrook Parl Conservation and Recreation area 
in Medway:

 From RT 495 Take exit 19 for MA-109/Medway    0.3 mi

  Turn left at MA-109 E/Medway St (stop light at the end of ramp) 
Continue to follow MA-109 E     2.7 mi

  Turn (bear) right at MA-109 E/Highland St (you will see a church in 
front of you)  go only about  220 ft to stop light

 Take the 1st left onto MA-109 E/Main St (at stop light)   0.5 mi

  Turn left at Winthrop St (after Choate Park which will be on your left 
& on your right a Nursery School)   1.4 mi

Turn left at Partridge St (this is a narrow street, easy to miss). 
There is a sign for the Idylbrook Park Conservation and Rec area. Go 
straight on Partridge to the end (~1/4mi) and turn right on a gravel 
drive into the Idylbrook Park Conservation area parking lot. The 
orchard will be on the right side of the parking area down a mowed path 
and behind some bushes/trees.

  This is coming south on 495 from the north.   If you are going north 
on 495 it is the same exit but you take a right on to 109E.
If you are coming fom the northeast (near Boston) you can take Rt 126 
or Rt 27 South to 109W.

My cell phone number is 508 330-5326 and home is 508 836-4108 if you 
want to call.

From cbzampini at aol.com  Tue Jun 15 11:43:23 2010
From: cbzampini at aol.com (cbzampini at aol.com)
Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2010 11:43:23 -0400
Subject: [MassChestnutOrchards] Orchard Innoculations
In-Reply-To: <20100610100322.3FB79638598@smtprelay02.b.hostedemail.com>
References: <8CCD63880D5D00F-16EC-27A7@webmail-d046.sysops.aol.com>
	<20100610100322.3FB79638598@smtprelay02.b.hostedemail.com>
Message-ID: <8CCDAB89F263900-14FC-CD26@webmail-d095.sysops.aol.com>

Hi Brian,

Glad to hear that you plan to come on Saturday. Also I wanted to see if 
it still looks like you will pollinate the tree you selected last year.
As Yvonne mentioned the catkins are out early this year so I am 
planning to send in the pollen request fairly soon. If it looks like 
there is
a lot of bloom on the tree I will request two different pollens for 
your tree (to try to prevent last years disappointment!).

Charlotte


-----Original Message-----
From: Brian Clark <brianeclark at hughes.net>
To: masschestnutorchards at masschestnut.org
Sent: Thu, Jun 10, 2010 6:03 am
Subject: Re: [MassChestnutOrchards] Orchard Innoculations


Charlotte,
I'm planning to help at Medway (or elsewhere if needed) on the weekend 
of the 19th.? Weekend of the 12 is not good for me.

Brian

At 06:16 PM 6/9/2010, you wrote:




Hi MA Chestnuters,

I have been checking the orchards this week and believe it would be 
best to delay the innoculation of the Grafton orchard for at least a 
week. I want to get in there and weedwhack /fertilize again. It is a 
somewhat rough site on a hillside. There are about 70 trees there that 
need innoculation, so having a couple teams help out there later would 
be nice.

The orchard that we will really need a lot of help with is the Medway 
orchard, on June 19th, weather permitting. There are about a 
hundred-fifty trees there that are big enough to innoculate. It is a 
nice mowed open and level area with extra space to organize several 
teams ect, and with parking and playing fields nearby. I send out 
directions to the orchard shortly.

If you are able to come on the 19th please let me know. Whatever time 
you can spend is appreciated. Also if you have not yet been involved in 
innoculations, this would be a great opportunity to learn.

Charlotte Zampini
MaTACF Orchard/Pollination Coordinator

508-836-4108 Home
508330-5326 Cell

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42B Clark Rd.
Ashfield, MA 01330
413-625-2791, cell 507-269-4249
brianeclark at hughes.net
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From cbzampini at aol.com  Tue Jun 15 11:46:33 2010
From: cbzampini at aol.com (cbzampini at aol.com)
Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2010 11:46:33 -0400
Subject: [MassChestnutOrchards] We Need your Help with Upcoming
	Inoculation s!
In-Reply-To: <20100605.165014.15957.1@webmail14.vgs.untd.com>
References: <20100605.165014.15957.1@webmail14.vgs.untd.com>
Message-ID: <8CCDAB9106985E0-14FC-CE61@webmail-d095.sysops.aol.com>


Hi Mike,

I am hoping you will still be able to come this coming Saturday to the 
Medway orchard innoculation. You help would be very welcome.
Directions have been sent to the ma website.
Sincerely,

Charlotte

-----Original Message-----
From: mike.meixsell at juno.com <mike.meixsell at juno.com>
To: masschestnutorchards at masschestnut.org
Cc: masschestnutorchards at masschestnut.org
Sent: Sat, Jun 5, 2010 4:50 pm
Subject: Re: [MassChestnutOrchards] We Need your Help with Upcoming 
Inoculation s!


Hi Kendra,
Sorry, I just realized that I have a conflict on 12 June. I have a 
committment to help at a US F&W event. Perhaps I can help on the next 
date.
Mike M.

---------- Original Message ----------
From: "mike.meixsell at juno.com" <mike.meixsell at juno.com>
To: kendra at acf.org, ?masschestnutorchards at masschestnut.org
Cc: masschestnutorchards at masschestnut.org
Subject: Re: [MassChestnutOrchards] We Need your Help with Upcoming 
Inoculation s!
Date: Sat, 5 Jun 2010 20:41:57 GMT

Hi Kendra,
I should be able to help in Grafton on 12 June.
Mike M.

---------- Original Message ----------
From: "Kendra Gurney" <kendra at acf.org>
To: <masschestnutorchards at masschestnut.org>
Subject: [MassChestnutOrchards] We Need your Help with Upcoming 
Inoculations!
Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2010 16:07:21 -0400


Hi MA Chestnuteers!
?
Now that planting season is behind us, it is time to look ahead to 
inoculations.? I spoke with Charlotte this morning and we have several 
inoculations on the calendar.? Two that we could really use help with 
are:
?
Grafton, the weekend of June 12th
?
Medway, the weekend of June 19th
?
It?s great to have a team of 10-15 people for large inoculations so 
please respond with your availability to help on either of these 
weekends.? I?m not sure we have settled on Saturday or Sunday for these 
two weekends, however I assume that Sunday the 20th may be difficult 
(Father?s Day).? If you have helped with inoculations, your experience 
would be most welcome, and if you have not yet been able to help, this 
would be a great time to learn!
?
Best ?
?
Kendra
?
Kendra Gurney
The American Chestnut Foundation?
New England Regional Science Coordinator
USFS Northern Research Station
705 Spear Street
South Burlington, VT 05403
Tel: 802.951.6771 x1350 Fax: 802.951.6368
Cell: 802.999.8706
Kendra at acf.org or kgurney at uvm.edu
?
?


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From j.johnmeiklejohn at comcast.net  Wed Jun 16 19:13:25 2010
From: j.johnmeiklejohn at comcast.net (j. meiklejohn)
Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2010 23:13:25 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [MassChestnutOrchards] Orchard Innoculation at Medway Ma
In-Reply-To: <8CCDAB74FC23CC0-14FC-C95E@webmail-d095.sysops.aol.com>
Message-ID: <2017811205.6778711276730005703.JavaMail.root@sz0149a.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net>



Charlotte, 

I'll be at Medway by 9am on Sat.? I may not be able to stay 'til the last tree is done but I'll stay as long as I can.? We have function I need to attend at 1 or 1:30. 

John Meiklejohn 


----- Original Message ----- 
From: cbzampini at aol.com 
To: masschestnutorchards at masschestnut.org 
Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2010 11:34:00 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern 
Subject: [MassChestnutOrchards] Orchard Innoculation at Medway Ma 

Hello All Chestnuters, 

?? ? ?We are planning to innoculate three lines (about 110 trees) at the 
Medway orchard Saturday (the 19th ), starting about 9 am. 
Anyone who can come is very welcome. It is a very easily accessible 
site with beautiful trees and great opportunity to learn to innoculate. 
We are hoping to have three teams with four people each. (a hole 
puncher, two innoculators, and a recorder /taper. Having a 
team of four makes it much faster and easier. If we do get twelve 
people it should only take about three hours max. Longer of 
course if fewer people can make it. Even if you cannot come for the 
entire time it is fine. So far only five people have told me 
they are coming for sure so we really do need more help. Water, drinks, 
and Yvonne's famous goodies will be provided. 
I hope to see you all, and have a fun time! 

Charlotte Zampini 


The Directions to the Medway Orchard for Saturday morning are as 
follows. It is in the Idylbrook Parl Conservation and Recreation area 
in Medway: 

?From RT 495 Take exit 19 for MA-109/Medway ? ?0.3 mi 

??Turn left at MA-109 E/Medway St (stop light at the end of ramp) 
Continue to follow MA-109 E ? ? 2.7 mi 

??Turn (bear) right at MA-109 E/Highland St (you will see a church in 
front of you) ?go only about ?220 ft to stop light 

?Take the 1st left onto MA-109 E/Main St (at stop light) ? 0.5 mi 

??Turn left at Winthrop St (after Choate Park which will be on your left 
& on your right a Nursery School) ? 1.4 mi 

Turn left at Partridge St (this is a narrow street, easy to miss). 
There is a sign for the Idylbrook Park Conservation and Rec area. Go 
straight on Partridge to the end (~1/4mi) and turn right on a gravel 
drive into the Idylbrook Park Conservation area parking lot. The 
orchard will be on the right side of the parking area down a mowed path 
and behind some bushes/trees. 

??This is coming south on 495 from the north. ? If you are going north 
on 495 it is the same exit but you take a right on to 109E. 
If you are coming fom the northeast (near Boston) you can take Rt 126 
or Rt 27 South to 109W. 

My cell phone number is 508 330-5326 and home is 508 836-4108 if you 
want to call. 
_______________________________________________ 
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From rudi20 at cox.net  Wed Jun 16 17:24:52 2010
From: rudi20 at cox.net (Rudolph A Hempe)
Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2010 17:24:52 -0400
Subject: [MassChestnutOrchards] We're 100 percent!
Message-ID: <D81AF97AFA914157979F05AB4F8BE008@rudihempe>

Hi URI/MG Chestnuters:
Today URI Master Gardeners Charlie Samson, Lynn Lydon, Chuck Dawson, Rich Horvath, Gordon Jones and I transplanted several seedlings that were raised in tubes at my house into the orchard to replace some nuts that failed to germinate (8 East Greenwich trees and a lesser number of Exeter trees). In addition, since we had so many seedlings from the Exeter Mother Tree we planted seven of them on the end of the rows where we had no trees. Several Exeter seedling trees are left over and we will pot them up and put them on the East Farm automatic irrigation pad. All of the new seedlings are Backcross 4s.
That means our orchard is now 100 percent planted-out--260 trees plus some. Earlier, it was estimated that we had 90 percent germination from the nuts we planted in April. A recount today indicates that we had closer to 94 percent germination which we can attribute to the effective solar-powered drip irrigation system, good wintering over procedures of the nuts and a great site. With the replacement seedlings in place we have no vacancy! All of the seedlings are now caged and drip irrigated. 
Jonathan Perkins is doing a great job mowing the place weekly. It is nice to see hawks gliding overhead looking for moles and voles which like to attack the trees, The bluebird boxes we built over the winter and installed around the orchard have no bluebirds yet but other birds seem interested. The deer fence continues to keep local Bambis at bay.
Many thanks to all who participated. 
Now it is a matter of checking the orchard from time to time to watch for critters (there is some sort of green caterpillar that has been spotted on some of the leaves--if anyone sees one, capture it, put it in a baggy with a damp paper towel and get it to me so I can have Dr. Steve Alm ID it.
We would like to thank Master Gardener Lee Menard who arranged for a beautiful 8-foot picnic bench to be built by one of her MG mentees. He built it and she donated the wood. It is a great addition to the orchard and a neat place for workers to sit for a rest.
Cynthia Drummond visited this morning and took photos and information for her Blog. I will send out the link as soon as she posts the article.
 Sometime this summer we will have a casual open house and maybe a mini cookout (hotdogs) for visitors. We will give ample notice.

Rudi Hempe
20 Foddering Farm Road
Narragansett RI 02882
401-789-9037
401-212-6168(cell)
AT URI
131 Woodward Hall
Kingston, RI 02881
401-874-4968
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From yvonne.federowicz at gmail.com  Thu Jun 17 07:55:24 2010
From: yvonne.federowicz at gmail.com (Yvonne Federowicz)
Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2010 07:55:24 -0400
Subject: [MassChestnutOrchards] temperature and catkin vs. female flower
	development
Message-ID: <AANLkTilk7i0-b4-U79ZQs3loWInOP0j6h9EQsNM8dibG@mail.gmail.com>

I looked at the Chinese tree near my workplace yesterday.  The male catkins
are fully bushed out.  However the bisexual catkins are very short, with
many female flowers invisible from the ground.  (This is a tree that
produces many burrs.)

Last year, which stayed cool and rainy throughout flower development, I was
watching male catkins and planning to bag when they were half bushy.
However at that point, the females were quite large.

So I'm wondering if male catkins are a bit more temperature-sensitive than
female flowers, which might be more time-dependent.

(This would mean in very warm years, bagging when male catkins were further
along than in very cold years.)

Any thoughts?
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From Fred at acf.org  Thu Jun 17 11:09:58 2010
From: Fred at acf.org (Fred Hebard)
Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2010 11:09:58 -0400
Subject: [MassChestnutOrchards] temperature and catkin vs. female flower
	development
In-Reply-To: <AANLkTilk7i0-b4-U79ZQs3loWInOP0j6h9EQsNM8dibG@mail.gmail.com>
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Go by the females.  But if the males start getting bushy, bag.

The two inflorescence types are asynchronous with respect to  
temperature, perhaps because the bisexual catkins develop later, so  
cool temps later in development might slow them more than the males.

Fred


Frederick V. Hebard, PhD
Staff Pathologist, Meadowview Research Farms
American Chestnut Foundation
14005 Glenbrook Ave.
Meadowview, VA 24361

Email: Fred at acf.org
Web: http://www.acffarms.org
Phone: (276) 944-4631
Fax: (276) 944-0934


On Jun 17, 2010, at 7:55 AM, Yvonne Federowicz wrote:

> I looked at the Chinese tree near my workplace yesterday.  The male  
> catkins are fully bushed out.  However the bisexual catkins are  
> very short, with many female flowers invisible from the ground.   
> (This is a tree that produces many burrs.)
>
> Last year, which stayed cool and rainy throughout flower  
> development, I was watching male catkins and planning to bag when  
> they were half bushy.  However at that point, the females were  
> quite large.
>
> So I'm wondering if male catkins are a bit more temperature- 
> sensitive than female flowers, which might be more time-dependent.
>
> (This would mean in very warm years, bagging when male catkins were  
> further along than in very cold years.)
>
> Any thoughts?
> _______________________________________________
> MassChestnutOrchards mailing list
> MassChestnutOrchards at masschestnut.org
> http://mrsgale.fates.org/mailman/listinfo/masschestnutorchards


From cbzampini at aol.com  Thu Jun 17 11:46:51 2010
From: cbzampini at aol.com (cbzampini at aol.com)
Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2010 11:46:51 -0400
Subject: [MassChestnutOrchards] Orchard Innoculation at Medway Ma
In-Reply-To: <2017811205.6778711276730005703.JavaMail.root@sz0149a.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net>
Message-ID: <8CCDC4B70164A45-1488-CAC1@webmail-m077.sysops.aol.com>

HI John,
Thanks! It will be good to see you.
Charlotte


-----Original Message-----
From: j. meiklejohn <j.johnmeiklejohn at comcast.net>
To: masschestnutorchards at masschestnut.org
Sent: Wed, Jun 16, 2010 7:13 pm
Subject: Re: [MassChestnutOrchards] Orchard Innoculation at Medway Ma



Charlotte,
I'll be at Medway by 9am on Sat.? I may not be able to stay 'til the 
last tree is done but I'll stay as long as I can.? We have function I 
need to attend at 1 or 1:30.
John Meiklejohn

----- Original Message -----
From: cbzampini at aol.com
To: masschestnutorchards at masschestnut.org
Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2010 11:34:00 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: [MassChestnutOrchards] Orchard Innoculation at Medway Ma

Hello All Chestnuters,

?? ? ?We are planning to innoculate three lines (about 110 trees) at 
the
Medway orchard Saturday (the 19th ), starting about 9 am.
Anyone who can come is very welcome. It is a very easily accessible
site with beautiful trees and great opportunity to learn to innoculate.
We are hoping to have three teams with four people each. (a hole
puncher, two innoculators, and a recorder /taper. Having a
team of four makes it much faster and easier. If we do get twelve
people it should only take about three hours max. Longer of
course if fewer people can make it. Even if you cannot come for the
entire time it is fine. So far only five people have told me
they are coming for sure so we really do need more help. Water, drinks,
and Yvonne's famous goodies will be provided.
I hope to see you all, and have a fun time!

Charlotte Zampini


The Directions to the Medway Orchard for Saturday morning are as
follows. It is in the Idylbrook Parl Conservation and Recreation area
in Medway:

?From RT 495 Take exit 19 for MA-109/Medway ? ?0.3 mi

??Turn left at MA-109 E/Medway St (stop light at the end of ramp)
Continue to follow MA-109 E ? ? 2.7 mi

??Turn (bear) right at MA-109 E/Highland St (you will see a church in
front of you) ?go only about ?220 ft to stop light

?Take the 1st left onto MA-109 E/Main St (at stop light) ? 0.5 mi

??Turn left at Winthrop St (after Choate Park which will be on your 
left
& on your right a Nursery School) ? 1.4 mi

Turn left at Partridge St (this is a narrow street, easy to miss).
There is a sign for the Idylbrook Park Conservation and Rec area. Go
straight on Partridge to the end (~1/4mi) and turn right on a gravel
drive into the Idylbrook Park Conservation area parking lot. The
orchard will be on the right side of the parking area down a mowed path
and behind some bushes/trees.

??This is coming south on 495 from the north. ? If you are going north
on 495 it is the same exit but you take a right on to 109E.
If you are coming fom the northeast (near Boston) you can take Rt 126
or Rt 27 South to 109W.

My cell phone number is 508 330-5326 and home is 508 836-4108 if you
want to call.
_______________________________________________
MassChestnutOrchards mailing list
MassChestnutOrchards at masschestnut.org
http://mrsgale.fates.org/mailman/listinfo/masschestnutorchards



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From kendra at acf.org  Thu Jun 17 13:03:38 2010
From: kendra at acf.org (Kendra Gurney)
Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2010 13:03:38 -0400
Subject: [MassChestnutOrchards] We Need Your Help Inoculating THIS WEEKEND!
Message-ID: <00b301cb0e3f$0d77bab0$28673010$@org>

Hello MA Chestnuteers!

 

This Saturday, Charlotte Zampini will be leading the inoculation of the
Medway orchard in Medway, MA.  This orchard has over 100 trees ready to
inoculate and we could really use your help!  Ideally, 12-15 people would
make quick work of this important task.  So far only about 6 people have
confirmed that they will be able to help, so if you plan to be there please
let Charlotte know.  She plans to get things started at 9:00 am and with
enough people the job should be done by noon.  If you can come, even for a
short time, your help would be much appreciated.  

 

The forecast is calling for a bright, sunny day so it should be a great day
to work outside.  And the more people show up, the faster everyone can get
finished up with the orchard work and on to enjoying the day.  This is a
very nice orchard to work in and would be a great place to get some
experience inoculating.  This is the last inoculation planned for this year,
so if you've been hoping to help the chapter in the field, this would be the
time.

 

Water, drinks and snacks will be provided.  Please dress for the field.  

 

Hope you can make it!

 

Kendra

 

Directions:

 

The Directions to the Medway Orchard for Saturday morning are as follows. It
is in the Idylbrook Park Conservation and Recreation area in Medway:

 

>From RT 495 Take exit 19 for MA-109/Medway    0.3 mi

 

Turn left at MA-109 E/Medway St (stop light at the end of ramp) Continue to
follow MA-109 E     2.7 mi

 

Turn (bear) right at MA-109 E/Highland St (you will see a church in front of
you)  go only about  220 ft to stop light

 

Take the 1st left onto MA-109 E/Main St (at stop light)   0.5 mi

 

Turn left at Winthrop St (after Choate Park which will be on your left & on
your right a Nursery School)   1.4 mi

 

Turn left at Partridge St (this is a narrow street, easy to miss).

There is a sign for the Idylbrook Park Conservation and Rec area. Go
straight on Partridge to the end (~1/4mi) and turn right on a gravel drive
into the Idylbrook Park Conservation area parking lot. The orchard will be
on the right side of the parking area down a mowed path and behind some
bushes/trees.

 

This is coming south on 495 from the north.   If you are going north on 495
it is the same exit but you take a right on to 109E.

If you are coming fom the northeast (near Boston) you can take Rt 126 or Rt
27 South to 109W.

 

Charlotte's cell phone number is 508 330-5326 and home is 508 836-4108 if
you want to call.

 

Kendra Gurney
The American Chestnut FoundationR

New England Regional Science Coordinator
USFS Northern Research Station
705 Spear Street
South Burlington, VT 05403
Tel: 802.951.6771 x1350 Fax: 802.951.6368

Cell: 802.999.8706
 <mailto:Kendra at acf.org> Kendra at acf.org or kgurney at uvm.edu

 

 

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From yvonne.federowicz at gmail.com  Thu Jun 17 13:26:08 2010
From: yvonne.federowicz at gmail.com (Yvonne Federowicz)
Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2010 13:26:08 -0400
Subject: [MassChestnutOrchards] We Need Your Help Inoculating THIS
	WEEKEND!
In-Reply-To: <00b301cb0e3f$0d77bab0$28673010$@org>
References: <00b301cb0e3f$0d77bab0$28673010$@org>
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So far, snacks include pizza and gourmet Italian cookies.

On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 1:03 PM, Kendra Gurney <kendra at acf.org> wrote:

>  Hello MA Chestnuteers!
>
>
>
> This Saturday, Charlotte Zampini will be leading the inoculation of the
> Medway orchard in Medway, MA.  This orchard has over 100 trees ready to
> inoculate and we could really use your help!  Ideally, 12-15 people would
> make quick work of this important task.  So far only about 6 people have
> confirmed that they will be able to help, so if you plan to be there please
> let Charlotte know.  She plans to get things started at 9:00 am and with
> enough people the job should be done by noon.  If you can come, even for a
> short time, your help would be much appreciated.
>
>
>
> The forecast is calling for a bright, sunny day so it should be a great day
> to work outside.  And the more people show up, the faster everyone can get
> finished up with the orchard work and on to enjoying the day.  This is a
> very nice orchard to work in and would be a great place to get some
> experience inoculating.  This is the last inoculation planned for this year,
> so if you?ve been hoping to help the chapter in the field, this would be the
> time.
>
>
>
> Water, drinks and snacks will be provided.  Please dress for the field.
>
>
>
> Hope you can make it!
>
>
>
> Kendra
>
>
>
> Directions:
>
>
>
> The Directions to the Medway Orchard for Saturday morning are as follows.
> It is in the Idylbrook Park Conservation and Recreation area in Medway:
>
>
>
> From RT 495 Take exit 19 for MA-109/Medway    0.3 mi
>
>
>
> Turn left at MA-109 E/Medway St (stop light at the end of ramp) Continue to
> follow MA-109 E     2.7 mi
>
>
>
> Turn (bear) right at MA-109 E/Highland St (you will see a church in front
> of you)  go only about  220 ft to stop light
>
>
>
> Take the 1st left onto MA-109 E/Main St (at stop light)   0.5 mi
>
>
>
> Turn left at Winthrop St (after Choate Park which will be on your left & on
> your right a Nursery School)   1.4 mi
>
>
>
> Turn left at Partridge St (this is a narrow street, easy to miss).
>
> There is a sign for the Idylbrook Park Conservation and Rec area. Go
> straight on Partridge to the end (~1/4mi) and turn right on a gravel drive
> into the Idylbrook Park Conservation area parking lot. The orchard will be
> on the right side of the parking area down a mowed path and behind some
> bushes/trees.
>
>
>
> This is coming south on 495 from the north.   If you are going north on 495
> it is the same exit but you take a right on to 109E.
>
> If you are coming fom the northeast (near Boston) you can take Rt 126 or Rt
> 27 South to 109W.
>
>
>
> Charlotte?s cell phone number is 508 330-5326 and home is 508 836-4108 if
> you want to call.
>
>
>
> Kendra Gurney
> The American Chestnut Foundation?
>
> New England Regional Science Coordinator
> USFS Northern Research Station
> 705 Spear Street
> South Burlington, VT 05403
> Tel: 802.951.6771 x1350 Fax: 802.951.6368
>
> Cell: 802.999.8706
> Kendra at acf.org or kgurney at uvm.edu
>
>
>
>
>
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From mike.meixsell at juno.com  Fri Jun 18 14:11:21 2010
From: mike.meixsell at juno.com (mike.meixsell at juno.com)
Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2010 18:11:21 GMT
Subject: [MassChestnutOrchards] We Need your Help with Upcoming
	Inoculation	 s!
Message-ID: <20100618.141121.5122.1@webmail13.vgs.untd.com>

Hi Charlotte,
Thanks for the message. I may not be able to make it tomorrow, Saturday, 19 June. I had a bike accident and am on crutches--no broken bones though. And we have unexpected guests this weekend.
The Haskell tree in Sudbury had aboout 2 inch long male catkins two days ago, but I was able to see only about six or eight catkins ten to fifteen feet high. The tree has dense foliage and seems to be very healthy at the present time. Hope the innoculation goes well.
Mike M. 

---------- Original Message ----------
From: cbzampini at aol.com
To: masschestnutorchards at masschestnut.org
Subject: Re: [MassChestnutOrchards] We Need your Help with Upcoming Inoculation s!
Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2010 11:46:33 -0400


Hi Mike,

I am hoping you will still be able to come this coming Saturday to the 
Medway orchard innoculation. You help would be very welcome.
Directions have been sent to the ma website.
Sincerely,

Charlotte

-----Original Message-----
From: mike.meixsell at juno.com <mike.meixsell at juno.com>
To: masschestnutorchards at masschestnut.org
Cc: masschestnutorchards at masschestnut.org
Sent: Sat, Jun 5, 2010 4:50 pm
Subject: Re: [MassChestnutOrchards] We Need your Help with Upcoming 
Inoculation s!


Hi Kendra,
Sorry, I just realized that I have a conflict on 12 June. I have a 
committment to help at a US F&W event. Perhaps I can help on the next 
date.
Mike M.

---------- Original Message ----------
From: "mike.meixsell at juno.com" <mike.meixsell at juno.com>
To: kendra at acf.org,  masschestnutorchards at masschestnut.org
Cc: masschestnutorchards at masschestnut.org
Subject: Re: [MassChestnutOrchards] We Need your Help with Upcoming 
Inoculation s!
Date: Sat, 5 Jun 2010 20:41:57 GMT

Hi Kendra,
I should be able to help in Grafton on 12 June.
Mike M.

---------- Original Message ----------
From: "Kendra Gurney" <kendra at acf.org>
To: <masschestnutorchards at masschestnut.org>
Subject: [MassChestnutOrchards] We Need your Help with Upcoming 
Inoculations!
Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2010 16:07:21 -0400


Hi MA Chestnuteers!
 
Now that planting season is behind us, it is time to look ahead to 
inoculations.  I spoke with Charlotte this morning and we have several 
inoculations on the calendar.  Two that we could really use help with 
are:
 
Grafton, the weekend of June 12th
 
Medway, the weekend of June 19th
 
It&rsquo;s great to have a team of 10-15 people for large inoculations so 
please respond with your availability to help on either of these 
weekends.  I&rsquo;m not sure we have settled on Saturday or Sunday for these 
two weekends, however I assume that Sunday the 20th may be difficult 
(Father&rsquo;s Day).  If you have helped with inoculations, your experience 
would be most welcome, and if you have not yet been able to help, this 
would be a great time to learn!
 
Best &ndash;
 
Kendra
 
Kendra Gurney
The American Chestnut Foundation?
New England Regional Science Coordinator
USFS Northern Research Station
705 Spear Street
South Burlington, VT 05403
Tel: 802.951.6771 x1350 Fax: 802.951.6368
Cell: 802.999.8706
Kendra at acf.org or kgurney at uvm.edu
 
 


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From mike.meixsell at juno.com  Tue Jun 22 14:02:26 2010
From: mike.meixsell at juno.com (mike.meixsell at juno.com)
Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2010 18:02:26 GMT
Subject: [MassChestnutOrchards] We Need your Help with Upcoming
	Inoculation	 s!
Message-ID: <20100622.140226.4398.0@webmail11.vgs.untd.com>

Hi Charlotte,
     Nice work on the Medway innoculations. My wife, Anne, and I arrived around noontime but you had already completed the work.
Mike M.

---------- Original Message ----------
From: cbzampini at aol.com
To: masschestnutorchards at masschestnut.org
Subject: Re: [MassChestnutOrchards] We Need your Help with Upcoming Inoculation s!
Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2010 11:46:33 -0400


Hi Mike,

I am hoping you will still be able to come this coming Saturday to the 
Medway orchard innoculation. You help would be very welcome.
Directions have been sent to the ma website.
Sincerely,

Charlotte

-----Original Message-----
From: mike.meixsell at juno.com <mike.meixsell at juno.com>
To: masschestnutorchards at masschestnut.org
Cc: masschestnutorchards at masschestnut.org
Sent: Sat, Jun 5, 2010 4:50 pm
Subject: Re: [MassChestnutOrchards] We Need your Help with Upcoming 
Inoculation s!


Hi Kendra,
Sorry, I just realized that I have a conflict on 12 June. I have a 
committment to help at a US F&W event. Perhaps I can help on the next 
date.
Mike M.

---------- Original Message ----------
From: "mike.meixsell at juno.com" <mike.meixsell at juno.com>
To: kendra at acf.org,  masschestnutorchards at masschestnut.org
Cc: masschestnutorchards at masschestnut.org
Subject: Re: [MassChestnutOrchards] We Need your Help with Upcoming 
Inoculation s!
Date: Sat, 5 Jun 2010 20:41:57 GMT

Hi Kendra,
I should be able to help in Grafton on 12 June.
Mike M.

---------- Original Message ----------
From: "Kendra Gurney" <kendra at acf.org>
To: <masschestnutorchards at masschestnut.org>
Subject: [MassChestnutOrchards] We Need your Help with Upcoming 
Inoculations!
Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2010 16:07:21 -0400


Hi MA Chestnuteers!
 
Now that planting season is behind us, it is time to look ahead to 
inoculations.  I spoke with Charlotte this morning and we have several 
inoculations on the calendar.  Two that we could really use help with 
are:
 
Grafton, the weekend of June 12th
 
Medway, the weekend of June 19th
 
It&rsquo;s great to have a team of 10-15 people for large inoculations so 
please respond with your availability to help on either of these 
weekends.  I&rsquo;m not sure we have settled on Saturday or Sunday for these 
two weekends, however I assume that Sunday the 20th may be difficult 
(Father&rsquo;s Day).  If you have helped with inoculations, your experience 
would be most welcome, and if you have not yet been able to help, this 
would be a great time to learn!
 
Best &ndash;
 
Kendra
 
Kendra Gurney
The American Chestnut Foundation?
New England Regional Science Coordinator
USFS Northern Research Station
705 Spear Street
South Burlington, VT 05403
Tel: 802.951.6771 x1350 Fax: 802.951.6368
Cell: 802.999.8706
Kendra at acf.org or kgurney at uvm.edu
 
 


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From cbzampini at aol.com  Tue Jun 22 22:55:38 2010
From: cbzampini at aol.com (cbzampini at aol.com)
Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2010 22:55:38 -0400
Subject: [MassChestnutOrchards] We Need your Help with Upcoming
	Inoculation s!
In-Reply-To: <20100622.140226.4398.0@webmail11.vgs.untd.com>
References: <20100622.140226.4398.0@webmail11.vgs.untd.com>
Message-ID: <8CCE096B19C8327-16A0-49D9@webmail-m096.sysops.aol.com>

Hi Mike,
I am sorry we missed you. I think we finished just before you got 
there. More people showed up than anticipated .
Anyway I hope you got a look at the orchard .
Best Wishes,
Charlotte



-----Original Message-----
From: mike.meixsell at juno.com <mike.meixsell at juno.com>
To: masschestnutorchards at masschestnut.org
Cc: masschestnutorchards at masschestnut.org
Sent: Tue, Jun 22, 2010 2:02 pm
Subject: Re: [MassChestnutOrchards] We Need your Help with Upcoming 
Inoculation s!


Hi Charlotte,
???? Nice work on the Medway innoculations. My wife, Anne, and I 
arrived around noontime but you had already completed the work.
Mike M.

---------- Original Message ----------
From: cbzampini at aol.com
To: masschestnutorchards at masschestnut.org
Subject: Re: [MassChestnutOrchards] We Need your Help with Upcoming 
Inoculation s!
Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2010 11:46:33 -0400


Hi Mike,

I am hoping you will still be able to come this coming Saturday to the
Medway orchard innoculation. You help would be very welcome.
Directions have been sent to the ma website.
Sincerely,

Charlotte

-----Original Message-----
From: mike.meixsell at juno.com <mike.meixsell at juno.com>
To: masschestnutorchards at masschestnut.org
Cc: masschestnutorchards at masschestnut.org
Sent: Sat, Jun 5, 2010 4:50 pm
Subject: Re: [MassChestnutOrchards] We Need your Help with Upcoming
Inoculation s!


Hi Kendra,
Sorry, I just realized that I have a conflict on 12 June. I have a
committment to help at a US F&W event. Perhaps I can help on the next
date.
Mike M.

---------- Original Message ----------
From: "mike.meixsell at juno.com" <mike.meixsell at juno.com>
To: kendra at acf.org, ?masschestnutorchards at masschestnut.org
Cc: masschestnutorchards at masschestnut.org
Subject: Re: [MassChestnutOrchards] We Need your Help with Upcoming
Inoculation s!
Date: Sat, 5 Jun 2010 20:41:57 GMT

Hi Kendra,
I should be able to help in Grafton on 12 June.
Mike M.

---------- Original Message ----------
From: "Kendra Gurney" <kendra at acf.org>
To: <masschestnutorchards at masschestnut.org>
Subject: [MassChestnutOrchards] We Need your Help with Upcoming
Inoculations!
Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2010 16:07:21 -0400


Hi MA Chestnuteers!
?
Now that planting season is behind us, it is time to look ahead to
inoculations.? I spoke with Charlotte this morning and we have several
inoculations on the calendar.? Two that we could really use help with
are:
?
Grafton, the weekend of June 12th
?
Medway, the weekend of June 19th
?
It?s great to have a team of 10-15 people for large inoculations so
please respond with your availability to help on either of these
weekends.? I?m not sure we have settled on Saturday or Sunday for these
two weekends, however I assume that Sunday the 20th may be difficult
(Father?s Day).? If you have helped with inoculations, your experience
would be most welcome, and if you have not yet been able to help, this
would be a great time to learn!
?
Best ?
?
Kendra
?
Kendra Gurney
The American Chestnut Foundation?
New England Regional Science Coordinator
USFS Northern Research Station
705 Spear Street
South Burlington, VT 05403
Tel: 802.951.6771 x1350 Fax: 802.951.6368
Cell: 802.999.8706
Kendra at acf.org or kgurney at uvm.edu
?
?


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From mike.meixsell at juno.com  Mon Jun 28 11:34:02 2010
From: mike.meixsell at juno.com (mike.meixsell at juno.com)
Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2010 15:34:02 GMT
Subject: [MassChestnutOrchards] Sudbury-Haskel Mother Tree.
Message-ID: <20100628.113402.8140.0@webmail13.vgs.untd.com>

Hi Charlotte,
     The Haskel Field prospective mother tree does not look promising this year. Yesterday I could see only about six male catkins in bloom on the tree. Nevertheless, the tree looks very healthy with dense foliage.
Mike M.

---------- Original Message ----------
From: cbzampini at aol.com
To: masschestnutorchards at masschestnut.org
Subject: Re: [MassChestnutOrchards] We Need your Help with Upcoming Inoculation s!
Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2010 22:55:38 -0400

Hi Mike,
I am sorry we missed you. I think we finished just before you got 
there. More people showed up than anticipated .
Anyway I hope you got a look at the orchard .
Best Wishes,
Charlotte



-----Original Message-----
From: mike.meixsell at juno.com <mike.meixsell at juno.com>
To: masschestnutorchards at masschestnut.org
Cc: masschestnutorchards at masschestnut.org
Sent: Tue, Jun 22, 2010 2:02 pm
Subject: Re: [MassChestnutOrchards] We Need your Help with Upcoming 
Inoculation s!


Hi Charlotte,
     Nice work on the Medway innoculations. My wife, Anne, and I 
arrived around noontime but you had already completed the work.
Mike M.

---------- Original Message ----------
From: cbzampini at aol.com
To: masschestnutorchards at masschestnut.org
Subject: Re: [MassChestnutOrchards] We Need your Help with Upcoming 
Inoculation s!
Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2010 11:46:33 -0400


Hi Mike,

I am hoping you will still be able to come this coming Saturday to the
Medway orchard innoculation. You help would be very welcome.
Directions have been sent to the ma website.
Sincerely,

Charlotte

-----Original Message-----
From: mike.meixsell at juno.com <mike.meixsell at juno.com>
To: masschestnutorchards at masschestnut.org
Cc: masschestnutorchards at masschestnut.org
Sent: Sat, Jun 5, 2010 4:50 pm
Subject: Re: [MassChestnutOrchards] We Need your Help with Upcoming
Inoculation s!


Hi Kendra,
Sorry, I just realized that I have a conflict on 12 June. I have a
committment to help at a US F&W event. Perhaps I can help on the next
date.
Mike M.

---------- Original Message ----------
From: "mike.meixsell at juno.com" <mike.meixsell at juno.com>
To: kendra at acf.org,  masschestnutorchards at masschestnut.org
Cc: masschestnutorchards at masschestnut.org
Subject: Re: [MassChestnutOrchards] We Need your Help with Upcoming
Inoculation s!
Date: Sat, 5 Jun 2010 20:41:57 GMT

Hi Kendra,
I should be able to help in Grafton on 12 June.
Mike M.

---------- Original Message ----------
From: "Kendra Gurney" <kendra at acf.org>
To: <masschestnutorchards at masschestnut.org>
Subject: [MassChestnutOrchards] We Need your Help with Upcoming
Inoculations!
Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2010 16:07:21 -0400


Hi MA Chestnuteers!
 
Now that planting season is behind us, it is time to look ahead to
inoculations.  I spoke with Charlotte this morning and we have several
inoculations on the calendar.  Two that we could really use help with
are:
 
Grafton, the weekend of June 12th
 
Medway, the weekend of June 19th
 
It&rsquo;s great to have a team of 10-15 people for large inoculations so
please respond with your availability to help on either of these
weekends.  I&rsquo;m not sure we have settled on Saturday or Sunday for these
two weekends, however I assume that Sunday the 20th may be difficult
(Father&rsquo;s Day).  If you have helped with inoculations, your experience
would be most welcome, and if you have not yet been able to help, this
would be a great time to learn!
 
Best &ndash;
 
Kendra
 
Kendra Gurney
The American Chestnut Foundation?
New England Regional Science Coordinator
USFS Northern Research Station
705 Spear Street
South Burlington, VT 05403
Tel: 802.951.6771 x1350 Fax: 802.951.6368
Cell: 802.999.8706
Kendra at acf.org or kgurney at uvm.edu
 
 


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From j.johnmeiklejohn at comcast.net  Tue Jun 29 10:22:56 2010
From: j.johnmeiklejohn at comcast.net (John Meiklejohn)
Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2010 09:22:56 -0500
Subject: [MassChestnutOrchards] possible new mother tree near ACF orchard in
	Granville, MA
Message-ID: <D22CF983E5FA4880ABDD43BD5901152A@Vostro430>



 Kendra, Charlotte, Jamie et al -
    Two items:
        A.  This week on Silver St., just over the MA/CT line in North Granby CT, I found a ~50ft Chestnut [likely American] in heavy bloom right by the roadside allowing easy access with a bucket truck.  There was no sign of blight but I'll need to get a closer look.  The property owners were excited to learn that they may have an Am. Chestnut and I gave them info on the MA and CT chapters from the respective websites.  I will go back this week to get a leaf sample and send it to Kendra for IDing.  See the pics below. 
      6/27/10 Chestnut, possibly American, in bloom on Silver St., North Granby, CT, just over the MA/CT state line 
     
      6/27/10 Chestnut, possibly American, in bloom on Silver St., North Granby, CT, just over the MA/CT state line 
     
      6/27/10 Chinese Chestnut #1 in bloom on McCarthy Road, Granville, MA.  About 50 ft in ht. with no evidence of blight.  Damage from ice storm last year.  Small experimental controlled pollination done on 6/27/10. 
     
      6/27/10 Chinese Chestnut #2 in bloom on McCarthy Rd. Granville, MA  About 50ft + in ht with no evidence of blight 
    B.  At Charlotte's suggestion I have taken pure American pollen from the Granville ACF orchard to do a controlled pollination of a few Chinese Chestnut flowers on a Chinese Chestnut tree on McCarthy Rd. in Granville, MA.  Kendra had previously identified this tree as Chinese from a leaf sample I sent her 1-2 years ago.  Charlotte and I have thought it would be worth experimenting with developing a new line from Am. and Chinese Chestnuts in Western Mass.  Of particular interest to me is the tall, timber-like dimensions of the two Chinese Chestnuts in this yard on McCarthy Rd.  [See the pics below.]  My understanding is that ACF has used primarily or solely orchard-type Chinese for the breeding program.  Since we are working, among other goals, to breed back in the timber quality of the American, why not try developing a line using a Chinese Chestnut with timber-like dimensions.  I'd be interested in hearing Fred's and others thoughts on this.  I've seen no evidence of blight on the McCarthy Road Chinese Chestnuts to date.

John Meiklejohn











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From kendra at acf.org  Tue Jun 29 10:01:26 2010
From: kendra at acf.org (Kendra Gurney)
Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2010 10:01:26 -0400
Subject: [MassChestnutOrchards] possible new mother tree near ACF
	orchard in	Granville, MA
In-Reply-To: <D22CF983E5FA4880ABDD43BD5901152A@Vostro430>
References: <D22CF983E5FA4880ABDD43BD5901152A@Vostro430>
Message-ID: <003501cb1793$91da8640$b58f92c0$@org>

Hi John -

 

Your photos didn't come through for me, but if you want to send a sample on
up I'll take a look.

 

Cheers!

 

Kendra

 

----

Kendra Gurney

802.999.8706 (cell)

 

From: masschestnutorchards-bounces at masschestnut.org
[mailto:masschestnutorchards-bounces at masschestnut.org] On Behalf Of John
Meiklejohn
Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 10:23 AM
To: masschestnutorchards at masschestnut.org
Subject: [MassChestnutOrchards] possible new mother tree near ACF orchard in
Granville, MA

 

 

 

 Kendra, Charlotte, Jamie et al -

    Two items:

        A.  This week on Silver St., just over the MA/CT line in North
Granby CT, I found a ~50ft Chestnut [likely American] in heavy bloom right
by the roadside allowing easy access with a bucket truck.  There was no sign
of blight but I'll need to get a closer look.  The property owners were
excited to learn that they may have an Am. Chestnut and I gave them info on
the MA and CT chapters from the respective websites.  I will go back this
week to get a leaf sample and send it to Kendra for IDing.  See the pics
below.


  <file:///C:\Users\SARAHM~1\AppData\Local\Temp\1002.jpg> 


6/27/10 Chestnut, possibly American, in bloom on Silver St., North Granby,
CT, just over the MA/CT state line

 


  <file:///C:\Users\SARAHM~1\AppData\Local\Temp\1013.jpg> 


6/27/10 Chestnut, possibly American, in bloom on Silver St., North Granby,
CT, just over the MA/CT state line

 


  <file:///C:\Users\SARAHM~1\AppData\Local\Temp\1014.jpg> 


6/27/10 Chinese Chestnut #1 in bloom on McCarthy Road, Granville, MA.  About
50 ft in ht. with no evidence of blight.  Damage from ice storm last year.
Small experimental controlled pollination done on 6/27/10.

 


  <file:///C:\Users\SARAHM~1\AppData\Local\Temp\1015.jpg> 


6/27/10 Chinese Chestnut #2 in bloom on McCarthy Rd. Granville, MA  About
50ft + in ht with no evidence of blight

    B.  At Charlotte's suggestion I have taken pure American pollen from the
Granville ACF orchard to do a controlled pollination of a few Chinese
Chestnut flowers on a Chinese Chestnut tree on McCarthy Rd. in Granville,
MA.  Kendra had previously identified this tree as Chinese from a leaf
sample I sent her 1-2 years ago.  Charlotte and I have thought it would be
worth experimenting with developing a new line from Am. and Chinese
Chestnuts in Western Mass.  Of particular interest to me is the tall,
timber-like dimensions of the two Chinese Chestnuts in this yard on McCarthy
Rd.  [See the pics below.]  My understanding is that ACF has used primarily
or solely orchard-type Chinese for the breeding program.  Since we are
working, among other goals, to breed back in the timber quality of the
American, why not try developing a line using a Chinese Chestnut with
timber-like dimensions.  I'd be interested in hearing Fred's and others
thoughts on this.  I've seen no evidence of blight on the McCarthy Road
Chinese Chestnuts to date.

 

John Meiklejohn

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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From stepbystepfarm at mtdata.com  Tue Jun 29 11:52:02 2010
From: stepbystepfarm at mtdata.com (Mike or Penny Novack)
Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2010 11:52:02 -0400
Subject: [MassChestnutOrchards] possible new mother tree near ACF
 orchard in	Granville, MA
In-Reply-To: <D22CF983E5FA4880ABDD43BD5901152A@Vostro430>
References: <D22CF983E5FA4880ABDD43BD5901152A@Vostro430>
Message-ID: <4C2A16A2.2050000@mtdata.com>

I have one too, embarrassingly* just down the road from us. In the tree 
line but could get to it with a bucket truck and would be able to get 
permission from the landowner (who showed it to Penny and then recently 
I got to see it. Was confirmed as an American years ago via UMass. I'm 
guessing the elevation around 800'. This is a large tree over a foot 
diameter and up in the canopy. I'll report on whether it is blooming but 
normally drops burrs.

Michael

* I guess I never spotted it blooming wile driving by. Well it is back 
from the road a good distance. When I say "accessible" I mean first 
going up their drive and then over grass hopefully finding a route level 
enough in terms of side slope.

From Fred at acf.org  Tue Jun 29 12:54:34 2010
From: Fred at acf.org (Fred Hebard)
Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2010 12:54:34 -0400
Subject: [MassChestnutOrchards] possible new mother tree near ACF
	orchard in	Granville, MA
In-Reply-To: <4C2A16A2.2050000@mtdata.com>
References: <D22CF983E5FA4880ABDD43BD5901152A@Vostro430>
	<4C2A16A2.2050000@mtdata.com>
Message-ID: <221D3E35-DB20-44E6-A1D4-218AB4FC85CD@acf.org>

Mike,

The UMass diagnosis is suspect, although it sounds American from the  
location.  Better to send in another leaf sample for confirmation.

We had one here on the side of the road I didn't notice for about 7  
years, until it caught the corner of my eye one day.  When I was a  
grad student, I regularly walked under one without noticing because I  
was attuned to ones with leaves in the understory; that ones leaves  
were in the overstory.

Fred

Frederick V. Hebard, PhD
Staff Pathologist, Meadowview Research Farms
American Chestnut Foundation
14005 Glenbrook Ave.
Meadowview, VA 24361

Email: Fred at acf.org
Web: http://www.acffarms.org
Phone: (276) 944-4631
Fax: (276) 944-0934


On Jun 29, 2010, at 11:52 AM, Mike or Penny Novack wrote:

> I have one too, embarrassingly* just down the road from us. In the  
> tree line but could get to it with a bucket truck and would be able  
> to get permission from the landowner (who showed it to Penny and  
> then recently I got to see it. Was confirmed as an American years  
> ago via UMass. I'm guessing the elevation around 800'. This is a  
> large tree over a foot diameter and up in the canopy. I'll report  
> on whether it is blooming but normally drops burrs.
>
> Michael
>
> * I guess I never spotted it blooming wile driving by. Well it is  
> back from the road a good distance. When I say "accessible" I mean  
> first going up their drive and then over grass hopefully finding a  
> route level enough in terms of side slope.
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From n1djb at yahoo.com  Tue Jun 29 21:39:40 2010
From: n1djb at yahoo.com (Jamie Donalds)
Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2010 18:39:40 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [MassChestnutOrchards] Summer board Meeting of MA-TACF
Message-ID: <553045.72661.qm@web111407.mail.gq1.yahoo.com>

Greetings 
Fellow Chestnuteers,
  
The Summer Board Meeting 
of the Mass.Chapter of The American  Chestnut Foundation will be 
held 
Sunday,July  25th from 11 to 4 pm at 
 
The Communnity Room of the Lunenburg Public Library
1023 Massachusetts Av. Lunenburg MA
  
Websitewith directions:http://www.lunenburgonline.com/education/dept/deptinfo.php?sectiondetailid=2291&

 Note: There will be a Growers/Pollination Meeting  preceding the  Board Meeting 11AM-12:30PM.( note the later start time)
   
All are welcome!
 
The meeting Agenda will go out in mid July, Please email me with agenda items! at  N1DJB at yahoo.com
 
  
Map and direction below

Note: The Library willl be closed 
during our meeting so we will not be using the front entrance. There is a door with a walkway just to the right of the front entrance, enter thru this door. If locked, knock on the door and someone will let you in.
 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  Directions-

>From 
Route 13 North or Route 2 Eastbound: 

>From Route 2 exit 32, (Route 13 - 
Leominster/Lunenburg), proceed on Route 13 North, to T at Route 2A 
(Walmart will be directly in front of you.)
Turn right on to Route 2A East, go through the next light and to the next light in center of 
Lunenburg. Proceed through this intersection; the library is 
approximately 1 block down on the left, just after Memorial Drive, in 
front of the elementary school.

>From Route 70 or Route 2 Westbound: 

>From Route 2 exit 35 (Route 70 - Lancaster/Lunenburg), follow Route 70 
North to T intersection. Take left at T,
then bear right after John Deere dealership onto Lancaster Avenue. 
Proceed
approximately 4 miles to
light in the center of town. Turn right onto Massachusetts Avenue (Route 2A.) Library is approximately 1
block down on the left, just after Memorial Drive.

>From I-190:  

Follow signs to Route 2 West, then 
proceed for Route 13 North as above. 

>From Route 2A East: 

Follow Route 2A East (Lunenburg Street 
in Fitchburg).
Once past intersection at John Fitch Highway, go approximately 4 miles
to light in center of Lunenburg. Proceed through intersection;
the library is approximately 1
block down on the left, just after Memorial Drive. 
>From Route 2A West: 

Follow Route 2A West into Lunenburg. You will climb a
hill as you approach the center of town; the high school and elementary
schools will be on your right. The library is located in front of
the elementary school, on the right.

>From Route 13 South: 

Follow Route 13 south to T at 
Massachusetts Avenue in
Lunenburg (Rt. 2A). (Gas station will be on your left.) Take left,
and proceed to next light in center of town. Proceed through
intersection; the library is approximately 1
block down on the left, just after Memorial Drive.


      
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