PDF from website:
Official Statement to the Press
The American Chestnut Foundation
February 7, 2008
Developed by the Science Cabinet and approved by the TACF Board April 2008. This
has been developed for TACF representatives to use when contacted by the press or
questioned on the distribution or availability of resistance seeds or trees. Please direct
any questions on the statement to Dr. Sisco or to Communications Director Meghan
Jordan.
The American Chestnut Foundation (TACF) is breeding chestnut trees for ability to
survive the blight disease, which killed almost all our native American chestnut. TACF’s
goal is to confer on American chestnut the ability to thrive in our nation’s woodlands, as
it once did. Last fall, TACF began harvesting nuts that it expects will be suitable for
planting back into the forest. However, these breeding lines are still in the testing phase
and their value needs to be proven on many forest sites until 2015 to 2020.
A gradual increase in seed production is expected over the next few years. These will be
distributed to cooperators who are assisting in a formal, rigorous testing program. In
addition, seeds that are not needed for this purpose will be distributed principally to
members of TACF for informal testing. At the same time, TACF is continuing its
breeding program to make further gains in disease resistance and forest competitiveness.
Text from site:
Seed & Seedling Order Form
Pure American Chestnut Seeds & Seedlings.
We do not sell full size American chestnut trees, only seeds or seedlings.
Purchasing American chestnuts seeds and seedlings from TACF is a member benefit. If you are not already a member, you can join right on the order form.
Prices are as follows (also on seed & seedling order form) -
5 seedlings...$35.00
10 seedlings $60.00
25 seedlings $125.00
50 seedlings $200.00
Seed Kit $50.00
The Deadline is March 1st for seedlings
to be delivered in Spring 2010. Any orders taken after March 1, 2010 will be delivered Spring 2011.
Seed kits for a December delivery, the deadline for ordering is October 1, 2010.
Seedling orders for some southern areas (FL,TN,AL,GA,MS,SC) will be filled in December, deadline was October 1, 2009.
http://www.acf.org/seeds_seedlings.phpI'll be ordering 10. Plan to plant 5 and give the other 5 to friends.