Chinese Chinquapin

[TreesuitSC]

Has anyone ever planted or have any knowledge of the Chinese Chinquapin?

I don't know that I had heard of. Just got the catalog from Wildlife Group and they have them.

I did a search online and not much info.

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[TreeDaddy]

There isnt a lot of info at there

i transplanted 36 seedlings from 3 gallon Rootbuilder II containers to the field in Jan 21

i started them from seed in May 2018 that i got from Sheffield seed

Cold stratified them for 60 days before starting them in Rootmaker 18 then to 1 gal RBII at 3 months then 3 gal RBII

kept them at home for 2 growing seasons

one or two burrs this year

time will tell

bill

 

[TreesuitSC]

Thank you Sir.

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[yoderjac]

Has anyone ever planted or have any knowledge of the Chinese Chinquapin?

I don't know that I had heard of. Just got the catalog from Wildlife Group and they have them.

I did a search online and not much info.

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Yes, the are called Seguin and are a variety of chestnut. The nuts are small. I bought some from the wildlife group but they eventually died. Do a search for Seguin and you will find my experiences with them.

Thanks,

Jack

 

[TreeDaddy]

Thank you Sir.

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I meant to say Schumacher Seed and not Sheffield

bill

 

[yoderjac]

I had a horrible experience with Schumacher getting Sequin seed. It was all moldy and none germinated. Bill had a good experience buying seed from them the next year. I'm interested in following his progress. Mine fizzled out...

 

[TreeDaddy]

Jury still out here, but enjoying the ride

I am a castaneaphile and love all things growing chestnut varieties

Bubba Gump of the genus Castanea

bill

 

[Native Hunter]

Mine died, but my Allegheny Chinkapins are 30 feet high now and dropping loads of nuts. They are so sweet I stand under the tree and eat them right from the bur or the ground. They don't need drying time like chestnuts in order to taste good. I recommend planting Allegheny Chinkapins rather than the Chinese ones. Mine came from Wildlife Group and I've not seen any signs of blight on them.

These pictures are from today, but they will still be raining down into late November.

 

[yoderjac]

I have ACs that grow native on my place. I've collected nuts and propagated a lot of them. These are native and well suited! They do get blight, but react differently than American chestnuts. They react to the blight similar to how they react to fire. They die back and then resprout from the roots. American chestnuts do this, but they rarely ever produce nuts. ACs will produce nuts a year or two after regrowth.

 

[TreesuitSC]

Mine died, but my Allegheny Chinkapins are 30 feet high now and dropping loads of nuts. They are so sweet I stand under the tree and eat them right from the bur or the ground. They don't need drying time like chestnuts in order to taste good. I recommend planting Allegheny Chinkapins rather than the Chinese ones. Mine came from Wildlife Group and I've not seen any signs of blight on them.

These pictures are from today, but they will still be raining down into late November.

This is awesome. Thanks for sharing this. I hope to add some this next year.

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[PatinPA]

Mine died, but my Allegheny Chinkapins are 30 feet high now and dropping loads of nuts. They are so sweet I stand under the tree and eat them right from the bur or the ground. They don't need drying time like chestnuts in order to taste good. I recommend planting Allegheny Chinkapins rather than the Chinese ones. Mine came from Wildlife Group and I've not seen any signs of blight on them.

These pictures are from today, but they will still be raining down into late November.

I planted a bunch of these a few years ago. Mine are growing pretty slowly though so far. No nuts as of yet.

 

[yoderjac]

I planted a bunch of these a few years ago. Mine are growing pretty slowly though so far. No nuts as of yet.

Interesting. I have them growing native on my place. I've collected nuts and propagated them in Rootmakers. I planted some in the back yard a year ago and they are only waist high and are loaded with nuts this year.

 

[PatinPA]

Interesting. I have them growing native on my place. I've collected nuts and propagated them in Rootmakers. I planted some in the back yard a year ago and they are only waist high and are loaded with nuts this year.

I tubed them because at the time I didn't really know any better. Not sure if that's why. After 3 years now, only 50% are above the 4 ft. tubes. I'm going to pull the tubes off and cage them this spring.

 

[yoderjac]

I tubed them because at the time I didn't really know any better. Not sure if that's why. After 3 years now, only 50% are above the 4 ft. tubes. I'm going to pull the tubes off and cage them this spring.

I doubt that is it. If you look at Native Hunter's trees, he seems to get tall trees. I tend to get bushes. I do get some taller trees when the get older, but they all seem to have multiple stems. Perhaps this is due to dieback from blight or fire. Either way, they produce great nuts! I'm not sure how old Native's are when they produce, but mine can produce well in the second growing season and produce prolifically in the third. Keep in mind that when propagate the nuts, I start them under lights in Rootmakers indoors, so their first growing season is longer than normal and they have great root systems when I plant them. I don't know if this factors into the early production or not.

 

[yoderjac]

Here is a pic of a few I planted in the back yard:

They were loaded earlier. You can see there are still some green ones near the top.

Thanks,

Jack