Ah! That was one of the islands I visited. In the botanical gardens in Angra do
Heroismo, I
found many old friends, including some I would not have expected that far north
(a
Chinquapin rose--don't laugh!--R. roxburghii plena). OTOH Castanea sativa will
grow as
far south as Corsica and Crete. I suspect it's because of the mountainous nature
of those
places that you can grow quinces, citrus and chestnuts all on the same island.
Are you a
pioneer in growing chestnuts in the Azores, or are they established there? I
know they
grow in mainland Portugal.


--- In American_Chestnut_Trees_and_Hybrids@yahoogroups.com, "Vitor Hugo
Fragueiro"
<vhfragueiro@...> wrote:
>
> Terceira Island, one of the Central Group Islands, Town: Terra-Cha, Canada
> de Belem
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: American_Chestnut_Trees_and_Hybrids@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:American_Chestnut_Trees_and_Hybrids@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
> Jessica Wolff
> Sent: Monday, April 28, 2008 1:12 AM
> To: American_Chestnut_Trees_and_Hybrids@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [American_Chestnut_Trees_and_Hybrids] Azores Islands Chestnut
> Trees "Castanea Sativa"
>
> Which island? I visited the Azores some years ago and came back with an
> unusual guitar. (No, not made of chestnut, but I do have a chestnut
> psaltery.)
>
> --- Vitor Hugo Bettencourt da Terra Fragueiro <vhfragueiro@...>
> wrote:
>
> > Hello!
> >
> > I am a retired air traffic controller, 70yrs old and we live in the
> > Azores Islands, a 9 Island Archipelago between Europe and USA, on the
> > middle of the Atlantic Ocean. My retirement is dedicated to a 10
> > acres Chestnut trees property.
> > I just posted in the Group some pictures of our Chestnut Trees
> > "Castanea Sativa".
> > I would appreciate if some of the group members could share also
> > pictures of their own Chestnut Trees.
> > Thank You in advance.
> >
> > Vitor
> >
> >
>
>
>
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