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["Gene Spears" <Spears@LMC.edu>]

Charlie,

            Yes, in fact The American Chestnut Foundation recommends seed planting directly in the soil, as opposed to container growing.  There’s a PDF file accessible at the link http://chestnut.cas.psu.edu/Breeding.html

called “Growing American Chestnuts” that describes a good procedure for direct planting (the section is called “The Meadowview Method”).

            This has been a good year for American (sprouts) and planted trees here in western NC – a heavy nut year.  Are yours Chinese?

 

Best of luck,

 

Gene Spears

separs@lmc.edu

 

           

 

 

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Subject: [NAFEX] Is fall planting chesnut seed possible?

 

I've got chesnut seed I've harvested this month from my 4 producing chesnut seed.

Usually I hold it over the winter in a Tupperware in the fridge, then plant a few in the spring.  This fall I'd like to try planting in the fall.  Is fall planting chesnut seed possible?


Thanks, Charlie Paradise, Massachusetts