The smaller chestnut tree doesn't appear to be american, I know there are hybrid chestnuts in the area. The second larger tree looks more like it could be american and with the large american chestnut here at the homestead there could be more in the area that are able to grow large enough, even with the blight, to produce nuts for a few years. That's why I'm looking for them. If there is a big tree at my place there's probably more near by. Talk with the forestry consultant, he says they all succumb to the blight eventually but some are able to make it to full maturity.
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Try and germinate any nuts you find and the offsping of those trees. Eventually you'll grow one that's resistant and then propagate the hell out of it 😁👍🏻
I've been collecting and trying to grow the nuts from the tree I have here. Unsuccessful so far, but that's the goal! Grow as many from the trees that can make it to maturity and continue to build resistance but keep the American timber form.
Excellent job 👍🏻what are you doing to replicate natural cycles ??
Just thinking about how to kick start that germination rate 🤔
I might be doing something wrong but I'm just planting the nuts in air prune beds as I find them in the fall. I had success with this method when planting chestnuts from elsewhere.
I found this resource for you, it's about sweet chestnut but I'm sure you could experiment with American chestnut 👍🏻
You should write up what your doing, I'm sure other folks would be interested in copying you 😉
Did you link it in the note? I don't see it.
No, because I'm an idiot 🤣🤣
Here it is
https://www.farmanddairy.com/columns/growing-chestnut-trees-seed/168823.html
There's some useful information here! Thanks.