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October 10, 2017 by Rick Caldwell

Bernheim represents Kentucky at American Chestnut Foundation fall meeting

I have just returned from attending the American Chestnut Foundation (TACF) annual fall meeting in Portland, Maine. Maine is one of the states where the mighty chestnut tree once grew […]

Filed Under: Actions Beyond Our Borders, Arboretum, Blog, Homepage Blog Feed, Research Tagged With: American Chestnut, stewardship, Thought leadership

December 2, 2016 by Andrew Berry

Bernheim Staff To Lead Kentucky Chapter of American Chestnut Foundation

Rick Caldwell, a longtime Bernheim staff member, was recently elected as the President of the Kentucky Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation (ACF). The mission of the ACF is to […]

Filed Under: Arboretum, Blog, Collection, Research Tagged With: American Chestnut, Bernheim Staff

September 25, 2016 by volunteer

Nature's Notebook: Is Bernheim an Old Growth Forest?

While talking with Bernheim visitors in the fire tower, the most surprising piece of information for many is that the forest we see did not exist before Isaac Bernheim purchased […]

Filed Under: Blog, Nature's Notebook Tagged With: American Chestnut, chestnut blight, old growth

June 20, 2016 by Rick Caldwell

Vanishing Acts: Kentucky Trees of Concern – American Chestnut

Prior to the 1900s, the American chestnut tree once dominated over 200 million acres of the eastern hardwood forest from Maine to Georgia, and west to the Ohio River Valley. […]

Filed Under: Arboretum, Blog, Research, Vanishing Acts Tagged With: American Chestnut, Buddy Hubbuch, Chestnut, Native Species, Research

July 9, 2015 by Horticulture Intern

Restoring the Forests of Kentucky

Although this tree may seem unfamiliar to many people today, it once played a crucial role in the survival of people in Kentucky. The American chestnut (Casteana dentata) was once […]

Filed Under: Arboretum, Research Tagged With: American Chestnut, Blight

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