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<FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'>Perhaps individuals can provide nuts, rather than the chapter – any MA/RI pure Americans aren’t TACF work anyhow.<BR>
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On 2/1/10 4:51 PM, "Guy Shepard" <<a href="tsuga35@aol.com">tsuga35@aol.com</a>> wrote:<BR>
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makes no difference if it comes from us we can be used! and maybe not the way we want to be perceived<BR>
Guy.<BR>
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From: Gary Jacob <<a href="gjacob@comcast.net">gjacob@comcast.net</a>><BR>
To: <a href="masschestnutorchards@masschestnut.org">masschestnutorchards@masschestnut.org</a><BR>
Sent: Sun, Jan 31, 2010 6:03 pm<BR>
Subject: Re: [MassChestnutOrchards] Request For Pure American Chestnut Seed<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT COLOR="#1F497D"><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'>Guy,<BR>
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I do not think he is asking for resistant nuts, just original pure Americans. <BR>
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Gary <BR>
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</SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT SIZE="2"><FONT FACE="Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:10pt'><B>From:</B> <a href="masschestnutorchards-bounces@masschestnut.org">masschestnutorchards-bounces@masschestnut.org</a> [<a href="mailto:masschestnutorchards-bounces@masschestnut.org">mailto:masschestnutorchards-bounces@masschestnut.org</a> <<a href="mailto:masschestnutorchards-bounces@masschestnut.org?">mailto:masschestnutorchards-bounces@masschestnut.org?</a>> ] <B>On Behalf Of </B><a href="tsuga35@aol.com">tsuga35@aol.com</a><BR>
<B>Sent:</B> Sunday, January 31, 2010 5:42 PM<BR>
<B>To:</B> <a href="masschestnutorchards@masschestnut.org">masschestnutorchards@masschestnut.org</a><BR>
<B>Subject:</B> Re: [MassChestnutOrchards] Request For Pure American Chestnut Seed<BR>
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I do not see any good coming from providing nuts to this person, <BR>
only bad press and bad feeling from members who are willing to wait and support the organization<BR>
.Guy<BR>
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</FONT><FONT FACE="Helvetica, Verdana, Arial">-----Original Message-----<BR>
From: Bill Adamsen <<a href="bill.adamsen@gmail.com">bill.adamsen@gmail.com</a>><BR>
To: <a href="masschestnutorchards@masschestnut.org">masschestnutorchards@masschestnut.org</a><BR>
Cc: Daphne Van Schaick <<a href="daphne@acf.org">daphne@acf.org</a>>; KATHY DESJARDIN <<a href="KATHYDESJARDIN@verizon.net">KATHYDESJARDIN@verizon.net</a>><BR>
Sent: Sat, Jan 30, 2010 8:47 pm<BR>
Subject: Re: [MassChestnutOrchards] Request For Pure American Chestnut Seed<BR>
Jamie and Kathy:<BR>
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We don't show a Cliff Olson that is or ever has been a member of TACF from the state of CT.<BR>
It would be interesting to get a better understanding of what he is doing, and intends to do with the opa materials.<BR>
I will contact him off-line.<BR>
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Bill Adamsen<BR>
CT Chapter President<BR>
917.796.4284 (m)<BR>
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On Sat, Jan 30, 2010 at 1:49 PM, Jamie Donalds <<a href="n1djb@yahoo.com">n1djb@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<BR>
Kathy, This seems like someone who we should help if we can.<BR>
I remember someone at the winter chapter meeting saying that they had, or knew somone who had pure Amercans.<BR>
Does any one who attended remember this?<BR>
-Jamie<BR>
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<FONT SIZE="2"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:10pt'><FONT FACE="Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><B>From:</B> KATHY DESJARDIN <<a href="KATHYDESJARDIN@VERIZON.NET">KATHYDESJARDIN@VERIZON.NET</a>><BR>
<B>To:</B> Charlotte Zampini <<a href="cbz@aol.com">cbz@aol.com</a>>; Rufin Van Bossuyt <<a href="rufin@charter.net">rufin@charter.net</a>>; Jamie Donalds <<a href="n1djb@yahoo.com">n1djb@yahoo.com</a>><BR>
<B>Sent:</B> Fri, January 29, 2010 6:49:35 PM<BR>
<B>Subject:</B> FW: Request For Pure American Chestnut Seed<BR>
</FONT></SPAN></FONT><FONT COLOR="#1F497D"><FONT FACE="Helvetica, Verdana, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'>The following is a rather unusual request address to our chapter. Wondered if you are familiar with this person.<BR>
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Kathy<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Helvetica, Verdana, Arial"><FONT SIZE="2"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:10pt'><B>From:</B> <a href="mlbcliff@aol.com">mlbcliff@aol.com</a> [<a href="mailto:mlbcliff@aol.com">mailto:mlbcliff@aol.com</a>] <BR>
<B>Sent:</B> Friday, January 29, 2010 4:48 PM<BR>
<B>To:</B> <a href="machapter@acf.org">machapter@acf.org</a><BR>
<B>Subject:</B> Request For Pure American Chestnut Seed<BR>
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Hello Ms. Desjardin,<BR>
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My name is Clifford Olson. I am a American Chestnut enthusiast and breeder from Connecticut and am interested in obtaining pure American Chestnut seeds from your state. I have an orchard that currently has many American trees from Virginia in it and as spring is just around the corner, I am hoping to greatly expand it soon with trees from many other states as well. My goal is to obtain seeds/seedlings from as many mother trees as possible from every state so that I can preserve the gene pool for the time being and eventually repopulate the surrounding area. Collecting pure American Chestnut trees is a true passion of mine and I have been doubling my recent efforts to obtain seeds from as many surviving American Chestnut trees as I can. Unfortunately getting to each state in the original range and searching about for the rare surviving mother trees is a daunting task, although a welcome one. I do not know if you have any pure American Chestnut seeds available that you are willing to part with or not, but I would be DELIGHTED to have some if they are available. I can use as many as you are willing to give. They would be well watered, protected, and taken care of. I can send you some money. If none are available, I will be disappointed but understand completely! Pure American Chestnuts from local trees are a rare and beautiful thing. Thank you for your time! I look forward to hearing from you!<BR>
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Cliff Olson<BR>
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