American Chestnut Foundation is doing tremendous work in bringing back the American chestnut tree. It has a Maine Chapter and there is a lot going on all around the state. Here is their news page .
Dennis Fulbright – Biological Control of Chestnut Blight You Tube video of Dennis explaining the discovery in Michigan of a naturally occurring virus that attacks the Chestnut Blight Fungus, and how to spread it. The virus weakens the fungus which then allows the blight-infected trees to recover.
Iowa Chestnut Primer In 2002 Tom Wahl wrote the Chestnut Primer. In 2017 he updated it with an additional 15 years of experience. You can print out a copy of the new Iowa Chestnut Primer by clicking Iowa Chestnut Primer or visit the website to read it. Also see this You Tube video of Tom Wahl describing what chestnuts require.
David Spahr, July 2019
American chestnuts are blooming!
Chestnut blight – David Spahr 2019
Jesse Stevens, 17-Oct-2020: Very successful chestnut harvesting this year at six locations here in Maine…all stocked for the winter and for spring planting.
