I'm looking for various types of Chinese Chestnut, other that the garden variety I already have. Burnt Ridge has varieties of European and Japanese, but those will blight in the Midwest. I read somewhere that someone was planting several varieties of Chinese, and I'd like to do that, but need a source.
Source for varieties of Chinese Chestnut
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I think Empire is your best bet! Mr. Miller really knows his Chestnuts. There are some nurseries in Cal., but a lot of what they sell is not blight resistant.
There is a southern nursery that sells them in a package that controls drop time, but it might be a lot of hype!
There is a southern nursery that sells them in a package that controls drop time, but it might be a lot of hype!
That Southern Nursery could be the answer. I'm looking for diversity but most importantly, varied drop times. What is that nursery? Could it be Lee Nursery in FL?
Native Hunter
5 year old buck +
Wildlife Group sells a package of 4 or 5 cultivars with staggered drop times from the earliest to the latest. You have to get your name on a waiting list, and they are extremely expensive. I don't recall the price right off hand, but I remember it was more than I wanted to pay at the time. These are the ones developed at Auburn University. The trees are grafted. I would love to have some of the AU Buck IV (the latest dropping), but you have to buy the package.
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Jordan Selsor
5 year old buck +
I would love to have a few of these too but Im not buying into the hype... To pricey for this guy!
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Yes it was the trees from Auburn University. No one else has been able to verify their claim on drop times. Hype???http://ocm.auburn.edu/featured_story/chestnut.html
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scott44
5 year old buck +
I bought a pound of the wildlife hybrid seed from Empire and started them inside. Not sure of what I recieved because it was a mix of chestnuts, kinda like the Forrest Gump box of chocalates. They seem to be growing well other than not knowing for sure what they are gor sure.
split toe
5 year old buck +
Can somebody link me to that package? I looked at the website, but could not find the package.
Native Hunter
5 year old buck +
It's not on their web site or in the catalogue this year for some reason. I was told you call and tell them if you want on the waiting list.
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I'm skepticle! Honestly, has anyone seen or heard of chestnuts that drop in mid-November? There's an awful lot of people growing chestnuts and the lastest I've seen is mid- October. It would be awesome if true!
Native Hunter
5 year old buck +
Sorry but I don't remember.
I still haven't found a source, and am unwilling to buy grafted trees. Burnt Ridge Nursery in WA has Chinese, and as I recall from a phone call several years ago, they have several varieties. I have to be careful when buying Chestnuts West of the Rockies, because they don't have blight so what they call blight resistant would get blight in the Midwest.
