Getting Closer to an Ozark Chinquapin x American Chestnut Cross

[boardmaker]

Agreed.
I think the genetically modified trees were really pushed because they could scale up at a much faster pace than waiting for generations of trees to come to nut bearing age.

 

[Teeder]

Well, it looks like my largest AC is toast! It's about 20 years old and just started producing over the last 2 years.

 

[Hoytvectrix]

Well, it looks like my largest AC is toast! It's about 20 years old and just started producing over the last 2 years.

That's a bummer.
Hopefully it will continue to produce before the blight gets too bad.

 

[Teeder]

That's a bummer.
Hopefully it will continue to produce before the blight gets too bad.

I have 6 Dunstans surrounding it that have started producing.

 

[Angus 1895]

Well, it looks like my largest AC is toast! It's about 20 years old and just started producing over the last 2 years.

Is there any value in chestnut wood younger than 20 ?

Sorry 4 your loss.

 

[boardmaker]

Well, it looks like my largest AC is toast! It's about 20 years old and just started producing over the last 2 years.

Hate to hear that.

 

[Teeder]

Is there any value in chestnut wood younger than 20 ?

Sorry 4 your loss.

Firewood

 

[letemgrow]

Well, it looks like my largest AC is toast! It's about 20 years old and just started producing over the last 2 years.

Doesn’t look like that one has any blight resistance


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

[RGrizzzz]

Agreed.
I think the genetically modified trees were really pushed because they could scale up at a much faster pace than waiting for generations of trees to come to nut bearing age.

They could be specifically engineered to make sure they all have blight resistant traits. With breeding programs, you never know which traits the offspring will get. Chinese trees don't have a specific single trait for resistance. Even with GMO trees, the scaling process involves growing trees and distributing nuts.