Given the graft-incompatibility problems of chestnuts, this is unlikely. It
would be more practical if it could be grown from cuttings or by tissue
culture.
-Lon Rombough
Grapes, writing, consulting, more, plus word on my grape book at http://www.hevanet.com/lonrom
>Obviously useless as a nut-tree, but I wonder if someone in the nursery
>business might be interested in grafting it as a less allergenic
>chestnut. (Assuming it has an attractive growth habit.) I understand
>that chestnuts are a fairly allergenic tree, and there is growing
>interest in "safer" shade trees. All female trees don't shed pollen,
>but they can be very messy.
>
>Ginda