Treepruning ?

[Football Hunter]

This Chinese Chestnut has gone crazy this year.How would you prune it.It does have one fruit on it BTW.

 

[PickettSFHunter]

Personally I wouldnt prune a Chestnut. Unless I wanted it to have a particular form. Which you may want it to?

 

[@fulldraw]

it being a chestnut, i would leave it be personally. chinese chestnuts are not going to grow straight, they tend to be short and have a lot of limbs.

 

[Football Hunter]

Personally I wouldnt prune a Chestnut. Unless I wanted it to have a particular form. Which you may want it to?

No form I intend,just whats best for the tree and fruit production.

 

[Football Hunter]

those long slim branches worry me,wonder if they will hold much fruit?

 

[PickettSFHunter]

I wouldnt be concerned about having nuts for several years. A few sure, but enough to actually do anything, not for quite awhile. If your ever through Cookevile during the week, holler at me, Ill show you a 1000 tree chestnut orchard full of varying ages, from 1 year old to 50. Pretty cool to see. No pruning done on any of them, most take a bush form until they get rather old.

 

[BSK]

Yup, they form a shrub-like tree for awhile. My parents have some real old ones on their place. Some are no taller than 20 feet. Few grew very tall.

 

[richmanbarbeque]

Ed fort told me to cut 1/3 off of mine before spring.

 

[Bucket]

I wouldnt be concerned about having nuts for several years. A few sure, but enough to actually do anything, not for quite awhile. If your ever through Cookevile during the week, holler at me, Ill show you a 1000 tree chestnut orchard full of varying ages, from 1 year old to 50. Pretty cool to see. No pruning done on any of them, most take a bush form until they get rather old.

Where is this located in Cookeville? I'd like to check it out.

 

[PickettSFHunter]

I wouldnt be concerned about having nuts for several years. A few sure, but enough to actually do anything, not for quite awhile. If your ever through Cookevile during the week, holler at me, Ill show you a 1000 tree chestnut orchard full of varying ages, from 1 year old to 50. Pretty cool to see. No pruning done on any of them, most take a bush form until they get rather old.

Where is this located in Cookeville? I'd like to check it out.

Tech Farm. Im a horticulture student there. Theres a ton of chestnuts hanging on right now.

 

[Football Hunter]

I wouldnt be concerned about having nuts for several years. A few sure, but enough to actually do anything, not for quite awhile. If your ever through Cookevile during the week, holler at me, Ill show you a 1000 tree chestnut orchard full of varying ages, from 1 year old to 50. Pretty cool to see. No pruning done on any of them, most take a bush form until they get rather old.

Where is this located in Cookeville? I'd like to check it out.

Tech Farm. Im a horticulture student there. Theres a ton of chestnuts hanging on right now.

sounds like a good hunting spot

 

[Farm manager]

Pruning a sapling will help make it bush producing more limbs. More limbs = more fruit or nuts in this case.

 

[Football Hunter]

Update,talked to Edward Fort himself,he said no pruning needed on Sawtooths or Chestnuts,let em go,guess he knows more than me.