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[Amelia Hayner <abhayner@gmail.com>]

My grandaddy worked in the log-woods of NC, so I know them as being his
"favorite" nut.
He would tie a rag or something on one, when he found nuts on it, if it were
small enough, and go back later to dig it up and transpant it.
I remember them as all being large shrubs. None had a single trunk.
yep, they are small- but they are dense and SWEET. they make a mess with the
prickly burrs- but squirrels LOVE them.
Grandaddy said he peeled them with his pocketknife, when he could find them.
perhaps they would be a better bet for the outskirts of the yard.
Amy
NC

On Sun, Apr 24, 2011 at 2:04 AM, Steven Covacci <filtertitle@aol.com> wrote:

> Group:
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> Does anyone have experience growing and/or harvesting the nuts of Alleghany
> chinkapin/chinquapin (Castanea pumila)?
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> A pro that I hear about is: if/when it gets the chestnut blight, since it
> sprouts from the base and produces on the shoots, being formed as a bush,
> subsequently, it will be manageable.
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> A down-side that I hear about: up to 500 nuts needed for a single pound..
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> Thanks,
> Steve
> NJ
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