ACCF American Chestnut

[letemgrow]

The best one I have so far.

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[letemgrow]

As of late Sept 2019

Buck rub that’s healing over nicely.

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[letemgrow]

ACCF Chestnut seed planted fall of 2019.

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[scott44]

As of late Sept 2019

Buck rub that’s healing over nicely.

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Pretty good sized rub, you like to see rubs but just not on my chestnut trees. Good to see it's healing.

 

[letemgrow]

Pretty good sized rub, you like to see rubs but just not on my chestnut trees. Good to see it's healing.

The buck hit the tree over top my 30” tube that has been working on seedlings for years.


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[buckdeer1]

I put cages around my oaks to keep bucks from rubbing.I just used some 2x4 dog pen wire and cut a piece about 12 inches bigger than trunk,you don't have to stake or anything

 

[Persimman]

How old are the trees in the first pic? Any nuts yet? Any cankers?

 

[letemgrow]

How old are the trees in the first pic? Any nuts yet? Any cankers?

The tree was planted as a seed in 2008.

It blooms, but doesn’t have a partner that identifies as a chestnut to procreate with.

Zero cankers that I’ve found.


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[yoderjac]

Very nice looking tree!

 

[letemgrow]

Now with a few black cherry trees removed so it gets morning sun.

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[Hoytvectrix]

Now with a few black cherry trees removed so it gets morning sun.

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I'm curious why you aren't planting any partners for it to make chestnuts?

 

[letemgrow]

I'm curious why you aren't planting any partners for it to make chestnuts?

Already in the ground and growing.


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[Apple Junkie]

Already in the ground and growing.


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I think this is fantastic to have a healthy Chestnut growing so well - nice job! I'm with Hoytvectrix, since you've done such a good job growing this one, there is no time like the present to plant a few more so it has another chestnut to take to the prom someday!

 

[yoderjac]

Any word on the GMO American chestnut?

 

[Troubles Trees]

Any word on the GMO American chestnut?

The ACCF is still waiting on approval from the Government bud.

 

[letemgrow]

I think this is fantastic to have a healthy Chestnut growing so well - nice job! I'm with Hoytvectrix, since you've done such a good job growing this one, there is no time like the present to plant a few more so it has another chestnut to take to the prom someday!

They’re already in the ground and growing.

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[letemgrow]

I added some Ozark Chinquapin also to hopefully get a hybrid.

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[PatinPA]

Chestnut tree question. Forester notice this chestnut tree when I was having hemlocks removed. It was growing at the base of a large oak tree so I'm not sure it would ever amount to anything. But in any case the idiot tree cutters for the power company decided they'd just cut it down when they were clearing around my power lines. It has since stump sprouted. I caged the stump sprouts trying to save it from the deer. Is it salvageable? It does get a decent amount of sun there even though it's shadowed by the oak. I'm assuming next spring I should pick the best sprout and trim the rest. No idea what kind it is, I doubt it was planted there at the base of the oak.

 

[letemgrow]

Chestnut tree question. Forester notice this chestnut tree when I was having hemlocks removed. It was growing at the base of a large oak tree so I'm not sure it would ever amount to anything. But in any case the idiot tree cutters for the power company decided they'd just cut it down when they were clearing around my power lines. It has since stump sprouted. I caged the stump sprouts trying to save it from the deer. Is it salvageable? It does get a decent amount of sun there even though it's shadowed by the oak. I'm assuming next spring I should pick the best sprout and trim the rest. No idea what kind it is, I doubt it was planted there at the base of the oak.

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You could prune it back to one or also use some of the other sprouts to graft different scions onto.

Have one tree that’s self pollinating that way.


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[PatinPA]

You could prune it back to one or also use some of the other sprouts to graft different scions onto.

Have one tree that’s self pollinating that way.


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Never grafted anything but I can try. thanks