Subject: [nafex] Opening American chestnut shell/burr/?
Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2004 20:47:27 -0500
We have a local chestnut tree that the campus landscaper/botanist says
is American chestnut. I've been watching the nuts as they fall. The
problem is that they have painfully sharp "spines" and don't seem to be
in any hurry to open. Any suggestions.
Also, I've noticed that our red delicious apples don't seem to have been
attacked as badly by insects as the jonathon. I've read suggestions
about some apples being more/less insect attractive/susceptible. Given
my sample size (one tree and one tree), I don't have much to go on. Any
thoughts?
-- sb
[nafex] Opening American chestnut shell/burr/?,
Stefan Brandle, 09/21/2004