This years chestnut crop

[9x56MS]

Gonna be a good crop here in central NY this year.

 

[g squared 23]

How many years in are you and how many years did it take to get nuts? I’m 2nd leaf and these things aren’t doing anything.


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[yoderjac]

My trees have been slow. We I started growing trees from nuts and our first year of planting was 2013. We've have some production over the last few years but nothing significant. This year, we are finally starting to see significant production from some of the trees. There are still some that have not produced. My trees are similar to those 9x56MS shows in his pics.

So, in my case, the trees are about 11 years before having significant production. It should only get better from here.

 

[9x56MS]

9 years in and started getting nuts their 6th year. I have been fertilizing them with fruit tree spikes the last 4 years.

 

[yoderjac]

9 years in and started getting nuts their 6th year. I have been fertilizing them with fruit tree spikes the last 4 years.

Mine have had no care since they were planted and protected with tree tubes.

 

[g squared 23]

That’s looking awesome man. It seems like, from limited personal experience, that chestnuts and persimmons are an 8-10 year investment before they produce, oaks 10-15+, apples 4–6, and pears never produce anything significant (or at least for 7 years).


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[yoderjac]

That’s looking awesome man. It seems like, from limited personal experience, that chestnuts and persimmons are an 8-10 year investment before they produce, oaks 10-15+, apples 4–6, and pears never produce anything significant (or at least for 7 years).


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Without care (fertilizing and pruning) apples and pears will take much longer and will likely have poor production. Chestnuts and Persimmons need no care to produce well. The best "bang for the buck" with trees for me has been bark grafting native American persimmons when they are about 1" in diameter. Success rates are high and they often produce the first persimmons in the 2nd leaf. It only takes a few years more for the production to become significant.

 

[9x56MS]

Update same tree sagging to within 18” of the ground. I didn’t realize how supple the limbs are. My apple and pear trees are all sagging also.

 

[yoderjac]

View attachment 28499Update same tree sagging to within 18” of the ground. I didn’t realize how supple the limbs are. My apple and pear trees are all sagging also.

Very cool and very heavy crop for a tree that size!

 

[9x56MS]

I am starting to fear the branches may break should I prop the up?

 

[yoderjac]

I am starting to fear the branches may break should I prop the up?View attachment 28570

What a great problem to have!