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Anyone planted a blight resistant chestnut?
Posted on 9/29/21 at 11:41 am
Posted on 9/29/21 at 11:41 am
I have 40-45 acres in a low are that had pines that were cut a few years ago (prior to me buying it).
I have been contemplating buying 10 or 20 chestnuts to plant throughout this part of the property.
This land is pretty much flat and a blank slate. Still full of stumps though.
The rest of the property is spread out hardwoods. Oak (white mostly), ash and a lot of hickory.
Any one see any reason not to do that?
I have been contemplating buying 10 or 20 chestnuts to plant throughout this part of the property.
This land is pretty much flat and a blank slate. Still full of stumps though.
The rest of the property is spread out hardwoods. Oak (white mostly), ash and a lot of hickory.
Any one see any reason not to do that?
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Posted on 9/29/21 at 1:31 pm to bbvdd
I have planted a few in SW Miss a few years ago, they are doing good, still a ways off from being mature enough to produce, bought some from GA as small saplings and grew some from some actual chestnuts given to me, both are doing equally well
Posted on 9/29/21 at 1:56 pm to bbvdd
I think Chestnuts prefer dryer soil.
I have had luck planting some Chinquapin oaks but not in low areas.
I have had luck planting some Chinquapin oaks but not in low areas.
Posted on 9/29/21 at 2:46 pm to bbvdd
Look into Sawtooth Oaks and maybe some evergreens as cover.
Posted on 9/29/21 at 2:50 pm to TigerDeacon
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have had luck planting some Chinquapin oaks but not in low areas.
When I say low, I just mean that it's at the bottom of the hill where the rest of the property is. Not necessarily wet.
Posted on 9/29/21 at 3:48 pm to bbvdd
Do it. I lost my chestnut after two years. Plant some walnut also. I was in Pennsylvania a couple of years ago and saw an enormous, healthy chestnut tree. There are still a few out there.
Posted on 9/29/21 at 4:19 pm to aTmTexas Dillo
If anyone is in NELA and wants some black walnuts to plant, I can hook you up.
The state has been using ours for years to grow saplings to plant and to sell. They have permission to hop the fence and gather them up. We just roll all them to the side of the yard out of the way and one day they will come and get them all.
The state has been using ours for years to grow saplings to plant and to sell. They have permission to hop the fence and gather them up. We just roll all them to the side of the yard out of the way and one day they will come and get them all.
Posted on 9/29/21 at 5:01 pm to bbvdd
I planted a bunch of dunstan chestnuts a few years ago. I went with dunstans because of their blight resistance. So far, so good
Posted on 9/29/21 at 5:37 pm to bbvdd
We have planted several Dunstan Chestnuts, with spotty success. The ones close to food plot edges that get sprayed with herbicides don't seem to make it.
Posted on 9/29/21 at 6:18 pm to bbvdd
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40-45 acres
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10 or 20 chestnuts
I planted 1400 pines, 100 sawtooth oaks and 20 native pecans on 37 acres.
You gotta pump those rookie numbers up. Of the 100 oaks and 20 pecan about half made it 10 years later.
Posted on 9/29/21 at 7:17 pm to Clyde Tipton
Not looking for heavily forested. Just scattered around may do the a mix of chestnut and sawtooth 20-30 total.
Posted on 9/29/21 at 9:38 pm to bbvdd
If you are talking American Chestnut, do it.
Where can I get some?
Where can I get some?
Posted on 9/30/21 at 8:12 am to Guntoter1
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If you are talking American Chestnut, do it.
Where can I get some?
It's a hybrid:
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Although we refer to our chestnuts as Chinese (because they largely resemble Chinese strains), there’s a tad bit of American, Japanese, Korean, and European genetics in the mix as well.
NativNurseries Chestnut
Posted on 9/30/21 at 11:44 am to bbvdd
Plant some filbert bushes in the valley instead of chestnuts. Lot less trouble with the filberts and deer love em.
Posted on 9/30/21 at 8:18 pm to bbvdd
I have a large chestnut that was full as could be before the storm I was pumped up about it as I had just identified what it was now it has half its limbs and probably only 10 percent of the chestnut left on it.
Posted on 9/30/21 at 9:34 pm to bbvdd
Ive planted dunstans, chinese, and american hybrids. Seems like every year i have one die out of the blue. Lost my biggest one this year about 6” caliper tree. I keep planting them though!
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