SITE: Private property, 33 acres protected from development by a conservation easement. Located 30 miles NE of Nashville, along a reservoir portion of the Cumberland River; elevation 400 feet. Land is partially wooded by several glades and large trees; mostly deciduous. Mostly open areas with maples, redbuds, and white pines planted. Plantings include other imperiled trees: Franklinia, Georgia Plume, anise, wafer ash, and corkwood trees. The property also has 20 American Chestnuts growing as part of the back-breeding program with the Chinese chestnut.TOP PHOTO LEFT: Seedling in pot in Sugartree Arboretum, Nashville, 2011.
TOP PHOTO RIGHT: Young tree purchased in 2010 and planted at the Cumberland River site. Photo taken 2011.
BOTTOM PHOTO: Photo of specimen that began as a 2009 seed germinated in this pot. This is the only one of 10 seeds that actually germinated from a set of 10 seeds donated to this property by Cheekwood in 2009.
Torreya Guardian in charge of this site: Vicki Turner / 615 516 5578
NOVEMBER 2011 UPDATE: This site received 40 seeds from the Fall 2011 Torreya Guardian seed distribution.
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