College of Idaho; Associate Professor & Director of the Herbarium; Plant Evolutionary Ecologist; Botanist; Polyploidy; Views my own www.robertlaport.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/robertlaport.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/robertlaport.bsky.social/post/3mhtpq35bc22eChestnut planting time! Nuts from century+ old American chestnuts in Oregon and Washington! Preserving pre-blight genetics from an accidental genetic diversity repository! #TACF #americanchestnut #chestnutrestoration24 Mar 2026 23:22 +0000at://did:plc:wvxm6v2fqpu62xh4d3v6za4n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhtpq35bc22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/robertlaport.bsky.social/post/3mbfam7ljwc2fExcited to have this paper out in the journal Castanea at the end of 2025! Lots of hard work and neat insights into Urban Forested Natural Areas around Memphis by former students Braxton Jeffcoat, Aidan Kron, & Jacob Spears at Rhodes College, and Eric Bridges at Overton Park Conservancy!01 Jan 2026 20:43 +0000at://did:plc:wvxm6v2fqpu62xh4d3v6za4n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbfam7ljwc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/robertlaport.bsky.social/post/3mam567ziw22hCommon garden installed! Diploid, tetraploid, and hexaploid Larrea tridentata planted out at Harvey Mudd College with collaborator Jessica Guo! Fun science will ensue!22 Dec 2025 21:05 +0000at://did:plc:wvxm6v2fqpu62xh4d3v6za4n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mam567ziw22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/robertlaport.bsky.social/post/3m3ntze5wwc2kTime to stratify the harvest from century+ old American chestnuts in Oregon and Washington! Preserving pre-blight genetics from an accidental genetic diversity repository! #TACF #americanchestnut #chestnutrestoration20 Oct 2025 22:20 +0000at://did:plc:wvxm6v2fqpu62xh4d3v6za4n/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3ntze5wwc2k