Hey Matt, you told me to get ahold of you about a month ago about nuts. Looks like they’re getting close!! I do have a question for you, what do you think about direct seeding chestnut nuts in the fall? I have super thick tubes that will keep them safe from predation. Is that a viable option?
The cold should not be a problem here in zone 6b. I might try a couple and see what happens. I’m going to direct seed some ac nuts from yoder and I’ll put out a few chestnuts as well. I’ll also plan to grow some in rootmakers, like you instructed. When I grew sawtoothes in these tubes I dropped a handful of dirt on top of the nuts, I’ll plan to do the same with the ac nuts and chestnuts.Yes we’re probably still a couple of weeks out on the late dropping chestnuts. You can give direct seeding a try but I’ve not had much luck with it. Not sure what I’m doing wrong. I even bought one of those Squirrel nut planters
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In theory this thing should work but I planted over 300 sawtooth acorns last year and had exactly one tree come up. I also planted many chestnuts with it and none of them came up. All of the chestnuts had been properly stratified so that wasn’t it. Either they just didn’t come up or they got found. If you have a way to protect them then I don’t see why direct seeding wouldn’t work as long as you live where it gets cold enough. Down here in Texas we don’t get enough cold weather required for proper stratification.
Matt
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I’d say above average if you’re comparing to a normal size Dunstan. Those look nice.
Here’s some off another young tree that I have. It only made a few this year but what it did make look pretty good. Wish I had put a ruler by the nuts. This is another Chinese hybrid
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Two days ago I went to the late dropping tree. Lots of burrs still tight and some opened. I picked up 17 nuts off the ground and all but about 5 nuts had fallen free from burrs. I will check again next week.
