AUGUSTA — The Viles Arboretum teamed up with Smart Eye Care and The American Chestnut Foundation on Aug. 6 to establish one of the first restoration sites in Maine for potentially blight resistant trees of this once common forest species.
Twenty volunteers joined in the festivities along with board members of the Viles Arboretum and the executive director of the American Chestnut Foundation Lisa Thompson.
Twenty volunteers, mostly from Smart Eye Care, teamed up with board members of the Viles Arboretum and Lisa Thompson, executive director of The American Chestnut Foundation, Aug. 6 to plant the first five trees of the newly bred resistant variety of the American Chestnut. Back, from left, are Sammee Quong, Dean Corner, Sandi Sleeper, Dee Perrault, Shawna Stewart, Lisa Thompson, Paul Wheeler, Carrie Howe and Hillary Schultz. Front, from left, Kali Stewart, watering the tree, with Jen Lizzotte and Abby Cormier. Contributed photo
The first five trees of the newly bred resistant variety were planted in an acre field specially prepared for this and future plantings.
For more information, visit www.vilesarboretum.org, stop by or call 626-7989.
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