Any size.What size tree can you do this to?
Some of us are big on chestnuts. They are the original native mast tree. You can buy native chestnut that have been bred for some resistance. Also some good hybrids like the AU Buck chestnuts. Most don’t care for Dunstan and just plant Chinese around plots and such.
Dwarf chinkapin oaks and Allegheny chinkapin are other native trees that are good to plant and produce pretty early. Often mast In 3-4 years.
Remember oaks you plant will be for your kids. You won’t get a real mast crop from them for 20-30 years. Some of the hybrids do better and can have a decent mast at 10-15 years.
You’re doing great. Fun times.Thx for the info, I will look into grafting.
I have 4 American chestnuts in pots now hoping to put in the ground this winter. Have plans for 15-20 DCO and Allegheny in my main orchard. Hoping to get some Ozark’s this winter as well.
Luckily, I have quite a bit of oaks now, so no big rush to get more in the ground other than for aesthetics.
Not sure, but I thought he was talking about grafting a better fruiting pear onto the CP to take advantage of the established root stock. I like that you're wanting to go the native route. I think it's admirable. I didn't know where you were drawing the line since you mentioned planting food plots. Most of the commonly planted food plot species aren't native. But, again, I do admire an all native approach if someone wanted to go in that direction. Most of what I manage for is native species, but i do have some planted foodplots.Southern Crabapple is the most common native. Sweet Crab was also native, but not this far south. I may plant a few see how they do.
I think TreeDaddy was teasing me with his comment about callery pear. I was just giving it back![]()