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Chestnut tree?
Posted on 8/14/26 at 6:53 am
Posted on 8/14/26 at 6:53 am
When I was a kid, my neighbor had a couple of chestnut trees that he grew for about 20 years( he really took care of those), until they got sick and he cut them down.
At a certain time of year, they would put out a distinct smell. I was allergic to that and would get the sniffles bad.
Well yesterday afternoon, I was walking around the house and caught a smell that I recognized from way back. My nose is running this morning.
I live around a lot of woods. Are there chestnut trees growing out there again?
At a certain time of year, they would put out a distinct smell. I was allergic to that and would get the sniffles bad.
Well yesterday afternoon, I was walking around the house and caught a smell that I recognized from way back. My nose is running this morning.
I live around a lot of woods. Are there chestnut trees growing out there again?
This post was edited on 8/14/26 at 7:01 am
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Posted on 8/14/26 at 7:15 am to auggie
Maybe. There has been an effort to plant Asian varieties of chestnuts (and hybrids) that are immune to the blight that killed our native chestnuts.
Posted on 8/14/26 at 9:47 am to auggie
I have a few I planted, not producing fruit yet, but should start in the next few years
Posted on 8/14/26 at 10:59 am to auggie
There are a few natives that people have found in the woods but not many.
I've planted 20-30 at my place. They are doing well. They're all hybrids though.
I've planted 20-30 at my place. They are doing well. They're all hybrids though.
Posted on 8/14/26 at 9:07 pm to auggie
There is a tree nursery about twenty miles from where I live. He specializes in chestnut trees. He has an orchard.
Posted on 8/15/26 at 6:38 am to bbvdd
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There are a few natives that people have found in the woods but not many.
I can't be positive about what I smelled. It's been a long time, but it was the first thing that crossed my mind.
Posted on 8/15/26 at 8:31 am to auggie
Folks had some Chinese Chestnuts. Don't remember a smell, but the seedpod shells were sharp as hell.
Posted on 8/15/26 at 8:41 am to auggie
I planted a few “dunstan” chestnuts over the winter, they are a hybrid of the American chestnut and a Chinese relative. Supposedly blight tolerant, we will see.
This drought is stunting them right now but I’m told they’ll bear fruit in 4-5 years
This drought is stunting them right now but I’m told they’ll bear fruit in 4-5 years
Posted on 8/17/26 at 11:56 am to cgrand
Will the deer still hit them with the sharp outer shell? Imagine so as it was the dominant tree in the eastern US.
Posted on 8/17/26 at 2:15 pm to GREENHEAD22
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Will the deer still hit them with the sharp outer shell?
From what I remember from when I was a kid (there was a chestnut across from my grandparents house), the outer shell will open before it falls. Sometimes they shell will stay on the tree or is open enough for the deer to be able to get the nuts out of the shell.
That's been a long time ago, so I may be misremembering some.
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