Persimman
5 year old buck +
Here's my chestnut trees and the yields this year. Maybe others are interested in realistic expectations. This year we had a bad drought and many of the burrs stayed small very late. Trees are planted in clay on a fescue hill with limestone ledges, zone 7a. 6 hrs daily sun. Near my house which is how I can gather them every day. Generally the Dunstans dropped 10-14 days later than the straight Chinese, but you can see how this year was. Can't find all my notes, but in 2021 all three together did over 50 lbs. 2023 was zero cuz of late freeze. Daily totals don't tell the whole story, cuz the burrs are ripening and opening, and actual drop time is very much influenced by wind. So 3 calm days and then a thunderstorm gives a sudden yield boost. But I still like looking at the numbers.
Tree 1 CHO Dunstan spring 2012, with cattle damage the first 2 years
Tree 2 EFN Chinese spring 2012.
Tree 3 CHO Dunstan spring 2016. INCREDIBLE grower, with significant wind damage this year. excellent crop in 2021.
This year:
Kept a few for myself and easily sold the rest for $5/pound. I haven't checked my trees in the woods since July. Hopefully their yield is going to the deer and not squirrels or bears.
Tree 1 CHO Dunstan spring 2012, with cattle damage the first 2 years
Tree 2 EFN Chinese spring 2012.
Tree 3 CHO Dunstan spring 2016. INCREDIBLE grower, with significant wind damage this year. excellent crop in 2021.
This year:
tree 1 | tree 2 | tree 3 | subtotal | |
09/17/24 | combined | combined | combined | 3.0 |
09/18/24 | 2 | combined | combined | 22.0 |
09/19/24 | 2.5 | 11.7 | 10.2 | 24.4 |
09/20/24 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 7.7 | 14.1 |
09/21/24 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 5.4 | 10.4 |
09/22/24 | 15.5 | 10.1 | 9.5 | 35.1 |
09/23/24 | ||||
09/27/24 | 14.5 | 6.5 | 13.5 | 34.5 |
10/02/24 | 6.2 | 1.1 | 2.8 | 10.0 |
10/06/24 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 2.0 |
totals | 47.5 | 35.6 | 49.7 | 156 |
Kept a few for myself and easily sold the rest for $5/pound. I haven't checked my trees in the woods since July. Hopefully their yield is going to the deer and not squirrels or bears.