Ozark Chinquapin
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letemgrow
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My lone survivor from foundation seed.
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Is that a single year’s growth?
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GraceNmercy
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Chinquapins usually put most energy/growth in root growth the first 2-3 years..
Cap'n
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No. Planted in March 2019. I had 3 make it through the First year and into the late spring, they were about 6-8 “ tall. But we went from drought to flood, all the rain came at once and then nothing. Then worms defoliated them and this one made it. So t will be 2 in March.
letemgrow
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Last fall’s Ozark Chinquapin planting was a success here at the house. It’ll be a bit longer to see if the ones I planted at the farm made it through.
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Travis Aasen
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I'm still very curious as to how far north these will grow and be successful?
Quoted from a WIKI type site "Distribution: Chinkapin is native to the eastern and southern United States. Its native range is from New Jersey and West Virginia, west to Missouri and Oklahoma, and south to Texas and Florida. It has been planted in Wisconsin and Michigan where it has become a forest tree."
Quoted from a WIKI type site "Distribution: Chinkapin is native to the eastern and southern United States. Its native range is from New Jersey and West Virginia, west to Missouri and Oklahoma, and south to Texas and Florida. It has been planted in Wisconsin and Michigan where it has become a forest tree."
letemgrow
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The hybrids I planted last fall at the farm are starting to germinate.
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letemgrow
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The Ozark Chinquapin did make it thru winter up by the IA border.
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TX-Aggie
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I was at the farm for Turkey hunting last month, and got to check on our Ozark Chinquapins. We have about 10-15 that have survived (10 or 11 from 2019 planting, and all 4 from our 2020 planting).
Here are some pics : biggest ones are from 2019 planting
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letemgrow
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They have sprouted above ground at my farm in Mercer, MO. The wicked winter temps didn’t seem to phase them.
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TX-Aggie
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Our “biggest” Chinquapin from Spring 2019 planting leafing out, the others from the April pictures have leafed out, but I don’t have pictures.
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TX-Aggie
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Updated pictures from yesterday of our “grove”
3rd growing season group
2nd growing season group
We changed up our planting style a bit between the 2 years.
First year, we followed directions from the foundation. Have seen some success.
Last year due to Covid, we got a deep plastic pot, put a bundle of tree tubes in the pot, then filled the pot and tubes with dirt (used the tubes to keep the roots separated - basically a modified bare root seeding process). Then babied them in Texas weather until we were able to plant. This grouping is a year behind the others, and for the most part have caught them.
Per our experiment, we believe we will continue this newer process in the future. Unfortunately, we did not get any Chinquapin nuts for 2021.
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3rd growing season group
2nd growing season group
We changed up our planting style a bit between the 2 years.
First year, we followed directions from the foundation. Have seen some success.
Last year due to Covid, we got a deep plastic pot, put a bundle of tree tubes in the pot, then filled the pot and tubes with dirt (used the tubes to keep the roots separated - basically a modified bare root seeding process). Then babied them in Texas weather until we were able to plant. This grouping is a year behind the others, and for the most part have caught them.
Per our experiment, we believe we will continue this newer process in the future. Unfortunately, we did not get any Chinquapin nuts for 2021.
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letemgrow
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The castanea species just keep growing and don’t have the flushes like oaks do.
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letemgrow
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These Ozark Chinquapin x Chinese Chestnut hybrids are doing fantastic.
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TX-Aggie
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Here’s some pictures from my father on our best Ozark Chinquapins
All of these were planted in 2019
Here is the best of 2020 bunch
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All of these were planted in 2019
Here is the best of 2020 bunch
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TX-Aggie
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We were able to get 90-95% visible germination of the nuts we received (75-80% started putting on leaves). My dad and Uncle went ahead and planted all of them, because the ones that weren’t visibly growing appeared to have started a root at some point. I will be back at the farm sometime over the next month or two, and have some picture updates.
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