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<div>Hi Rufin,</div>
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<div>We agree with you. Let's do as much good as we possibly can with the B3F3's in an organized way next spring. We are all so hopelessy overinvolved as to ever be able to claim impartiality, but the fact is Meadowview's success is something so important and so worthy of celebration that we think it will attract major media attention. The legislative aide to our State Rep. wrote to the Governor's office to see if the Governor would be interested in planting a few B3F3's as part of the annual parks volunteer day next April but we haven't had a response yet. We could do something cool with Arbor Day at Tower Hill Botanic Garden or Old Sturbridge Village etc. </div>
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<div>We'd be glad to help brainstorming after the holidays. We sent in our money for 6 B3F3's and we'll be doing Brad's "Chestnuts For Dummies" presentation for the Chief Forester and other Boston office senior staff soon too.</div>
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<div>Lois & Denis</div>
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From: Fred Hebard <Fred@acf.org><br>
To: masschestnutorchards@masschestnut.org; Rufin Van Bossuyt <rufin@charter.net><br>
Cc: Glen Rea <glenrea42@msn.com>; Bryan Burhans <bryan@acf.org><br>
Sent: Sun, Dec 13, 2009 1:11 pm<br>
Subject: Re: [MassChestnutOrchards] B3F3 Nuts<br>
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<div style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fff; MARGIN: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, Sans-Serif; COLOR: #000; FONT-SIZE: 12px" id=AOLMsgPart_0_9e017849-c1d5-42ff-8ae1-6fbcb279b68d><PRE style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt"><TT>Rufin,
One thing we hope to get all the chapters involved in soon is
installing restoration plantings. We need to start getting test
plantings of Meadowview nuts out throughout the range of chestnut, to
start getting a better idea of how far the trees can move and whether
the severity of blight and other diseases or pest conditions changes
with location. Bryan has a rather thorough plan for doing this that
he has been incubating since he got here, which he will start
presenting to the chapters shortly. The nuts you are eligible to
receive could be pledged to the Mass Chapter's first restoration
planting. This might be an excellent use for them.
Fred
Frederick V. Hebard, PhD
Staff Pathologist, Meadowview Research Farms
American Chestnut Foundation
14005 Glenbrook Ave.
Meadowview, VA 24361
Email: <A href="mailto:Fred@acf.org">Fred@acf.org</A>
Web: <A href="http://www.acffarms.org/" target=_blank>http://www.acffarms.org</A>
Phone: (276) 944-4631
Fax: (276) 944-0934
On Dec 13, 2009, at 10:24 AM, Rufin Van Bossuyt wrote:
> I have been informed that I am eligible to receive 15 B3F3
> Restoration chestnuts. I can accept the nuts or make them available
> to our chapter.
> I prefer to make them available to our chapter.
> I would like to have them planted at significant existing orchard
> locations such as: Tower Hill Botanic Garden, Moore State Park,
> Mass. Fish and Wildlife, Quabbin Reservoir, River Bend State Park,
> etc.
> Others in our chapter will also be eligible to receive B3F3 nuts.
> Maybe they too would like to make them available for planting by
> the chapter.
> We could start the nuts in pots in a location that is protected
> from the various animals that would like to eat them and where they
> would get good care by watering etc. We could then plant the
> seedlings and again have good protection for them.
> Any thoughts?
>
> Rufin
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