who has planted chestnuts?

[Rockhound]

How do your deer like them? I'm going to focus on chestnuts, persimmon, and sawtooth acorns on my place with several fruit trees.

 

[tickweed]

I have, but they haven't started producing.

 

[PickettSFHunter]

My Chinese are still young but had a few nuts this year. They disappeared quick once they dropped.

 

[Football Hunter]

My Chinese are still young but had a few nuts this year. They disappeared quick once they dropped.

same here

 

[Boll Weevil]

I haven't but been thinking about establishing a grove. Haven't moved on it yet but thinking through it.

 

[wlf89]

we got three at the end of driveway and bewteen squirrels and deer they dont last long. i have seen the deer eating them several times, so they seem to like them but the squirrel get alot of them even before they are ready i see them toting the spikey hulls and all off.

 

[Rockhound]

we got three at the end of driveway and bewteen squirrels and deer they dont last long. i have seen the deer eating them several times, so they seem to like them but the squirrel get alot of them even before they are ready i see them toting the spikey hulls and all off.

Dang didn't know yall had any

 

[Jarred525]

Yes and deer absolutely love them. I have planted Chinese and will be planting the hybrid variety I purchased from the state of TN this year. I potted them last winter and planting them early next year.

 

[wlf89]

we got three at the end of driveway and bewteen squirrels and deer they dont last long. i have seen the deer eating them several times, so they seem to like them but the squirrel get alot of them even before they are ready i see them toting the spikey hulls and all off.

Dang didn't know yall had any

one less now the power company cut one of them down today

 

[BigAl]

I planted some Dunstan's a couple of years ago. I have tubes on them but the deer keep mowing them down to the top of the tube.

 

[TS_13]

yeah, i have chicken wire on top of my tubes...

 

[Hunt 365]

I planted about 100 Chinese chestnuts in February 2013, caged and tubed. The drought got about 50 percent. They don't seem to be very drought tolerant

 

[TNlandowner]

I planted about 100 Chinese chestnuts in February 2013, caged and tubed. The drought got about 50 percent. They don't seem to be very drought tolerant

That's terrible.

I planted 5 potted Chinese Chestnuts that were close to 6' tall, but lost 1 during the drought. The others grew 4 - 5 feet this year. No idea when they'll start producing mast, but I expect to see a few nuts within the next two or three years.

I also started and grew 36 Dunstan Chestnut trees. I planted them early in the spring and the better growing ones are now pushing 6' tall. I hope to see good mast from these trees in 10 years ???

I planted 400 Sawtooth oaks five years ago. They are nearing 18-20' tall. I hope to see acorns next fall.

 

[BigAl]

I failed to mention, I lost one due to some idiot backing over it and mowing it down with the tractor/finish mower. They're not very "mower" tolerant either.

The idiot would be me.

 

[TNlandowner]

I failed to mention, I lost one due to some idiot backing over it and mowing it down with the tractor/finish mower. They're not very "mower" tolerant either.

The idiot would be me.

LOL, yep, many of us fall into that category... I took out several American Plum seedlings myself.... Dang things become invisible in tall grass...

 

[BigAl]

I failed to mention, I lost one due to some idiot backing over it and mowing it down with the tractor/finish mower. They're not very "mower" tolerant either.

The idiot would be me.

LOL, yep, many of us fall into that category... I took out several American Plum seedlings myself.... Dang things become invisible in tall grass...

Problem was, this was a 6 ft tree surrounded by a tree tube and a tomato cage. Hardly a seedling.