American chestnut Trees to be planted in Burgess Arboretum

This winter Reinhardt college has gotten approval from the Georgia chapter of the American chestnut society to be a site as a test Orchard for the new American chestnut Tree. The Georgia chapter of the American chestnut society is working toward breeding a new American chestnut that can withstand the chestnut blight that killed nearly all the American chestnuts. We will be planting 6 pure American chestnut seedlings and 12 f1 cross seedlings this Thursday April 2nd at 2pm in the American Chestnut Orchard near the fincher building as a part of spring day. Stay tuned this October we will be dedicating the Orchard to a great friend of Reinhardt College who has a love of American chestnut trees. I am attaching the link to the Georgia chapter of the American chestnut society.
http://www.gatacf.org/

These trees will be a great addition to the Burgess Arboretum as we try to bring back a tree that was a gem to the north Georgia area.