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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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rev.hodl 2y ago

Wild American Chestnut Seedling

Found this wild american chestnut seedling just a stones throw away from the large mature wild american chestnut growing here on the homestead. I put some protection around it and have been watching it grow vigorously! I haven't been able to grow and seedlings from the few nuts I collect each year from the tree so this wild volunteer is very welcome.

The other seedling american chestnuts (seeds from twisted tree nursery) are growing well too. They are planted less than 100ft away. My intuition was confirmed on where to plant these chestnut trees when I discovered the large american chestnut. Sandy soil, very well drained, southern exposure. I haven't watered these trees once and even through the late spring drought they have continued to grow.

#permaculture #permies #homesteading #grownostr #selfsovereignty #chestnut #americanchestnut #silvopasture #swales #seedling

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Discussion

Niel Liesmons 2y ago

After Black Walnut, Chestnuts are the fastest growing nut trees on our land as well.

Isn’t Twisted Tree hybridizing them with European Chestnut etc… ?

rev.hodl 2y ago

Excellent! I've got some black walnut in the nursery. Haven't quite pinpointed where I want to plant them.

I'm not sure if he is intentionally making hybrids as part of a breeding program. The nuts I got from him were from American chestnut trees, what they were pollinated with who knows. They are definitely expressing the branching characteristic rather than one main leader.

rev.hodl 2y ago

Sheep ate my chestnut trees

Even though the young chestnut trees have cages protecting them, I have still been excluding them from the sheep when grazing this paddock just to be safe.

We recently used the sheep to over graze the paddock these trees are planted in but I failed to exclude the sheep this time. They ended up completely defoliating the trees.

Thankfully, there has been plenty of rain since the sheep munched on the chestnuts and they are starting to grow new leaves. I think they will be just fine but nearly a mistake which would have destroyed years of work.

#permaculture #permies #homesteading #grownostr #meshtadel #selfsovereignty #silvopasture #chestnut #chestnuttree

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