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The american chestnut was once a dominant species in North American forests. As a tree with excellent timber and calorie dense nut crop it is extremely valuable. Unfortunately it has been mostly wiped out by a persistent blight. Great efforts are being made to find a tree with blight resistant genetics so the american chestnut can once again thrive.

The seedling chestnuts planted last winter are all alive and growing. Now to see if they can handle the summer heat and avoid getting chewed on by any critters.

I took advantage of some warm December weather to plant all the seedling chestnuts I sprouted a few years prior from Akiva Silver at Twisted Tree Farm. I put cages around them to prevent deer browse.

https://imgur.com/a/hA3KtjF

I chose to plant them near where I found a mature wild american chestnut growing on the property (very rare) which has sandy soil. I used swales as a guiding pattern for planting which will also help to passively harvest water and nutrients from our sheep as the graze amongst them.

I only have been able to find a couple handfuls of nuts from the american chestnut tree because I think it's lacking pollination due to so few chestnut trees nearby. Closest ones I know of are a couple miles away.

Hopefully these seedling chestnuts will eventually help pollinate the mature american and I can harvest more nuts to grow more trees with the american chestnut genetics. Long live the american chestnut!

#permaculture #permies #homesteading #grownostr #regenag #regenerativeagriculture #silvopasture #chestnut #americanchestnut

rev.hodl 2y ago

## Wild American Chestnut Seedling

After 8 years of observation around the homestead an unusual plant often stands out. I noticed this small sapling while stacking hay for the horses only a stones throw from the wild american chestnut tree here on the homestead.

I was in disbelief that it was actually a chestnut but upon returning several days later, it is clear that this is a seedling chestnut!

A squirrel must have planted it and then took a trip to the rabbit colony cannabis garden for a snack and forgotten all about it. I was considering trying to transplant it but now I think I'll just put some protection around it and see how it grows right where it is.

#permaculture #permies #homesteading #grownostr #regenag #regenerativeagriculture #silvopasture #chestnut #americanchestnut

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