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  • From: Richard Robinson <rrobinson AT nasw.org>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Row cover
  • Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2011 19:00:28 -0400

On 6/6/2011 at 6:57:30 PM, Wyatt Jones wrote:
> I got 11 Chinese Chestnut trees, bare
> root, for a dollar apiece and all but one leafed out. Couldn't pass that
> up.
> Any wisdom on these out there?. I know they need good drainage but I
> thought I'd pick some brains before I planted them to give them the best
> chance.

They make nice filtered shade. The branches are on the weak side, and the
lower ones may
snap off or die back, leaving an open understory. There is a nice aroma from
the blossoms.
The seed coat is very spiny, and breaks down slowly, so don't plant these
where you have
foot traffic.

Richard Robinson
www.nasw.org/users/rrobinson/
Hopestill Farm
www.hopestill.com






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