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<blockquote data-quote="TNlandowner" data-source="post: 4843485" data-attributes="member: 3026"><p>I prefer Dunstan chestnuts.</p><p></p><p>I planted 15 Dunstan chestnut seedlings in NE Carroll County in 2013. Two of the trees had chestnuts in 2018. Four of the trees had chestnuts in 2019. I have 50 chestnuts in the refrigerator now for my next Dunstan project.</p><p></p><p>I also planted five Chinese Chestnut trees (potted & 6' tall) in 2013. None of these trees have produced chestnuts yet. </p><p></p><p>In fairness, I started the Dunstan chestnut trees from seed using the Rootmaker potting system in a homemade, heated green house (aka my shop) with plant growth lights in January. I then babied them until the next December, when I planted them on my farm. These trees were checked almost daily... The Chinese Chestnuts were nursery grown. I think you'll be happy either way.</p><p></p><p>For another tree idea: in 2009 I planted several hundred sawtooth & Nutall oaks (red oak family) in an old pasture. TN Dept of Forestry helped me with a reforestation cost share program. I had a contractor use a machine to plant the trees in one day! The sawtooths began producing acorns in 2018. They dropped a lot of acorns in 2019. One consideration is they dropped in September, but that helped draw a lot of deer to our farm. While the Nutall oaks are growing well, I do not know when they will begin producing acorns.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TNlandowner, post: 4843485, member: 3026"] I prefer Dunstan chestnuts. I planted 15 Dunstan chestnut seedlings in NE Carroll County in 2013. Two of the trees had chestnuts in 2018. Four of the trees had chestnuts in 2019. I have 50 chestnuts in the refrigerator now for my next Dunstan project. I also planted five Chinese Chestnut trees (potted & 6' tall) in 2013. None of these trees have produced chestnuts yet. In fairness, I started the Dunstan chestnut trees from seed using the Rootmaker potting system in a homemade, heated green house (aka my shop) with plant growth lights in January. I then babied them until the next December, when I planted them on my farm. These trees were checked almost daily... The Chinese Chestnuts were nursery grown. I think you'll be happy either way. For another tree idea: in 2009 I planted several hundred sawtooth & Nutall oaks (red oak family) in an old pasture. TN Dept of Forestry helped me with a reforestation cost share program. I had a contractor use a machine to plant the trees in one day! The sawtooths began producing acorns in 2018. They dropped a lot of acorns in 2019. One consideration is they dropped in September, but that helped draw a lot of deer to our farm. While the Nutall oaks are growing well, I do not know when they will begin producing acorns. [/QUOTE]
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