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<blockquote data-quote="TNlandowner" data-source="post: 5359348" data-attributes="member: 3026"><p>We've grown Dunstan Chestnut trees from seed / nuts since 2013. Our best trees began producing nuts in five years, with most taking 7 years to start producing. </p><p>We've had tremendous success using rootmaker pots, but wanted to find an easier method. </p><p></p><p>So this past fall, I picked up 50 or so nuts from our best producing tree. We kept them in the fridge crisper until March. After giving away 1/2 of the nuts, I direct planted 10 nuts and planted the remaining 15 in rootmaker pots. </p><p></p><p>The direct planting method produced 6 trees while the pot planted nuts are at 100% growth success. Considering the cost of potting soil - pots, and time, I think 60% is a great rate for direct seeding in the future. I need to add tree tubes when planting as squirrels or mice probably dug up the few nuts that didn't grow.</p><p></p><p>Anyone else having success direct seeding Chestnuts?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TNlandowner, post: 5359348, member: 3026"] We've grown Dunstan Chestnut trees from seed / nuts since 2013. Our best trees began producing nuts in five years, with most taking 7 years to start producing. We've had tremendous success using rootmaker pots, but wanted to find an easier method. So this past fall, I picked up 50 or so nuts from our best producing tree. We kept them in the fridge crisper until March. After giving away 1/2 of the nuts, I direct planted 10 nuts and planted the remaining 15 in rootmaker pots. The direct planting method produced 6 trees while the pot planted nuts are at 100% growth success. Considering the cost of potting soil - pots, and time, I think 60% is a great rate for direct seeding in the future. I need to add tree tubes when planting as squirrels or mice probably dug up the few nuts that didn't grow. Anyone else having success direct seeding Chestnuts? [/QUOTE]
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