I've got a sticky situation

[Native Hunter]

We are loaded with chestnuts this year, and by the size of the burs, I think pollination was good. Nearly every tree of any size with a bumper crop.

 

[Bc4abc]

We are loaded with chestnuts this year, and by the size of the burs, I think pollination was good. Nearly every tree of any size with a bumper crop.

Awesome...how many trees do u have how old and are they Chinese or dunstan?

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[Native Hunter]

Awesome...how many trees do u have how old and are they Chinese or dunstan?

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Thanks. All my bearing trees are Chinese but I do have just a few young Dunstans.

5 or 6 of my trees are 13 years old.

I have another 15 or so that range between 4 and 10 years old. Nearly all are loaded this year.

The Japanese Beetles have really been hard on the leaves of some trees this year. It seems to me that they prefer the youngest trees but will also hit the older ones. Apples have been hit pretty hard too but still a decent crop. Japs don't seem the least bit interested in pears....

 

[Turkey Creek]

Japs don't seem the least bit interested in pears....

I see that in general with most leaf feeding bugs that generally cause the most damage. Pears tend to have less insect issues for me.

 

[Bc4abc]

Thanks. All my bearing trees are Chinese but I do have just a few young Dunstans.

5 or 6 of my trees are 13 years old.

I have another 15 or so that range between 4 and 10 years old. Nearly all are loaded this year.

The Japanese Beetles have really been hard on the leaves of some trees this year. It seems to me that they prefer the youngest trees but will also hit the older ones. Apples have been hit pretty hard too but still a decent crop. Japs don't seem the least bit interested in pears....

I have 15 or so Chinese and 20 or more dunstans...all.are.three years old or less....at what year did you start seeing significant nut production ?

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[Native Hunter]

I have 15 or so Chinese and 20 or more dunstans...all.are.three years old or less....at what year did you start seeing significant nut production ?

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I started seeing the first nuts on the Chinese at about 4 years old. By the time they are 7 or 8, it would be what I call significant. I should have taken pictures of some of the larger trees. I will try to remember to do that next time I'm over there and post them for you.

 

[H20fwler]

Very nice Native! This is my first year with nut pods on my Dunstans, a couple are loaded but the pods are small so I think they are just teasing me this year. I had trouble early summer with jap beetles on my cherries and hazelnuts.

 

[Bc4abc]

I have some three year old dunstans that have some burrs this year but they are super small so far

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[H20fwler]

One of my Dunstan's with small pods.

 

[Native Hunter]

This is one of the biggest chestnut trees on my place. I set these about 13 years ago. This tree was not trained to a central leader and is a sprawling tree that takes up a lot of space. It makes a massive amount of nuts. It is surrounded by other trees so hard to get a good pictures but I think you can see pretty well.

 

[Native Hunter]

Here is one you can see the shape of a little better. It is probably 8-9 years old.

 

[Native Hunter]

I got some better pictures today. Took them with a regular camera. Since I had to switch to Google Photos, my I-phone pics aren't very good.

 

[H20fwler]

That is what I hope to achieve Native, those are awesome!

 

[Bowsnbucks]

Native - Is there anything you DON'T have growing there ?? !! Brother - you've got the bases covered !! That chestnut looks great. Congrats on a really cool place.

 

[Native Hunter]

Native - Is there anything you DON'T have growing there ?? !! Brother - you've got the bases covered !! That chestnut looks great. Congrats on a really cool place.

I wake up in cold sweats thinking there might be something I missed....LOL.