Allegheny Chinquapin

[mattpatt]

My only 5yo Allegheny Chinquapin is loaded with blooms this year. Too bad it's the only one I have left. I had two and the other died so there's nothing for it to cross with. Pics showing male and female catkins.

Matt


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[Foragefarmer]

That is cool.

I hunt a property that had some extensive reforestation planting done about 15 years ago. There are a lot of allegheny chinquapin in there and they have never bloomed as far as I have seen. Most have broken out of the tree tubes at this point.

 

[mattpatt]

Do you know how old they are? Most start around four and five years old. This tree had a few blooms on it last year and produced one nut but it wasn't viable and ended up falling off the tree. It'll probably have a few on it this year but more than likely will not produce viable nuts as it's the only one in the area. I need to find a older tree at a nursery somewhere to replace the one that died.


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[Foragefarmer]

15 years as I said above. Some are 6" and 20' tall. It just doesn't make any sense. I have never seen catkins much less a nut. The ID is right. They came from the VDOF and the DOF sells them.

 

[144]

I know it's not an older tree, but if you need some AC seed to plant, let me know and I'll send you some in October. I usually get a bunch off of my main tree and happened to find 4 or 5 more trees that have nuts forming on them this year that I released with a mulcher.


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[mattpatt]

I know it's not an older tree, but if you need some AC seed to plant, let me know and I'll send you some in October. I usually get a bunch off of my main tree and happened to find 4 or 5 more trees that have nuts forming on them this year that I released with a mulcher.


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Thanks for the offer and I will give you a shout when it gets closer to time. AC looks like it is one of the few trees that can withstand the hot and dry summers we have around here.

Matt


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[TreeDaddy]

Matt,

I have a few Acs planted bare root in 11/14 that started producing last fall!!

I planted 100 more 1/17 in the sandy upland portion of my property

Crabapples and ACs are one of few trees that survive our summers

bill

 

[Brushpile]

AC will often produce the year after being planted. AC likes rocky soil and dry conditions. I have 9 year old trees that survived 6 years of drought, are almost 20 feet tall, and will be loaded with nuts this year. AC is maybe the best wildlife tree I've planted.

 

[g squared 23]

AC will often produce the year after being planted. AC likes rocky soil and dry conditions. I have 9 year old trees that survived 6 years of drought, are almost 20 feet tall, and will be loaded with nuts this year. AC is maybe the best wildlife tree I've planted.

When do they typically drop?

 

[Brushpile]

When do they typically drop?

They drop in about October in my area and are gone before gun season. They are no fail since they bloom late.

 

[ts_13]

WHere is a good source to get seedlings?

 

[TreeDaddy]

Arborgen for 60$/100

 

[Worriedman]

Arborgen for 60$/100

Got a link? My search-fu is weak...

 

[TreeDaddy]

Go to arborgen.com and follow prompts

They have several nurseries around the country

Superior trees in florida also has them

bill

 

[mattpatt]

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[EET]

 

[EET]

The female flowers are just starting to emerge, 2 others are also blooming right now so hopefully there will be good cross pollination. I also have 2 more that have catkins forming(got these from a different nursery). Hopefully they have different drop times.

 

[yoderjac]

Keep in mind that while trees in the Castanea family can't pollinate themselves (or a clone), most, if not all, tree in that family can pollenate any other. So, Chinese chestnuts and AC can pollinate each other if close by each other.

 

[EET]

 

[EET]

My mind is not made up yet but based off my observations so far I feel like I’ll move in the direction of planting more AC than chestnuts. I’ve definitely babied my chestnut trees more and it seems like the AC will eventually out perform.