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Finely found some Dunstan Chestnut trees. Planted 12 last Saturday just before a rain in a existing food plot ( knee high white clover).
Went back this afternoon to put up wire around them to keep the deer out ,but, they beat me to them. Stripped almost every leaf and broke the main stem on most. Right now I hope 4 of the 12 make it.
I can't believe they passed up the clover to destroy my trees............
Has anyone had experience with these trees and if so whats the best way to proceed?
 
On their website they recommend grow tubes that they sell. I bought 13 of the Durstan chestnuts today from my local Walmart. I plant trees in my cattle pasture and usually try to put 3 t-posts and go around them with woven wire fence. It is trouble, but it is necessary to keep the cows from destroying them. This is the link to their grow tubes.
http://www.chestnuthilloutdoors.com/sto ... -Aids.aspx
 
Thanks!
They are putting some new leaves on. I put woven wire around them, which I had already planned on doing. I think our recent rains have helped a lot. Guess we'll just have to keep them watered and see what happens.
 
I'd still use the tubes for the growth benefit they give. I've used about 150 tubes on various species of trees and compared to the trees I planted before using tubes, it is definitely worth it. They really spurt up towards the proverbial light at the end of the tunnel.
 
Hunter 257W...
Thanks for the heads up on the grow tubes. I'll remember them next time I plant trees. The trees are about 4' tall, would you still use the tubes?
These poor ole trees just cant catch a break. After the deer had stripped them they were really coming back well. Lots of new leaves, we've had plenty of rain which has helped. I went to check them last Monday afternoon and what looked like Japanese Beetles had really worked on the leaves. I put sevin dust on them. As of yesterday that seems to have taken care of that problem. I reapplied the sevin, hopefully that'll keep them off. The beetles had eaten almost all of the leaves off about half of the trees and probable half off the rest. They have to be some tough trees if they make it.
 

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