Strut10 Posted August 9, 2006 Report Share Posted August 9, 2006 Anybody have any of them hanging around anywhere?? They were basically eradicated by blight early last century. I guess a few hearty individuals still survive here & there. But they're like hen's teeth. Guess what?? I've got "hen's teeth" on the Strut10 Ranch!!!!!!!!! Found a little grove of them today. Almost like finding a live dinosaur. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OJR Posted August 9, 2006 Report Share Posted August 9, 2006 Re: American chestnut trees?????? I thought they were extinct! You have yourself a grand prize! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted August 9, 2006 Report Share Posted August 9, 2006 Re: American chestnut trees?????? How big are they? I've heard they can get up to about 20 feet, then the blight gets them. We thought we had them in this one area down by the Scioto river, but it turns out they were some type of oak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper Posted August 9, 2006 Report Share Posted August 9, 2006 Re: American chestnut trees?????? Hey Don....would you be interested in transplanting one or two if they aren't too big? If they are big...collect up some nuts this year and freeze 'em. Plant 'em in pots next spring! Better yet, contact Shaun at Pike's Peak and see what he suggests. I'd be interested in getting a few nuts from those trees to try and plant here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted August 9, 2006 Report Share Posted August 9, 2006 Re: American chestnut trees?????? [ QUOTE ] Hey Don....would you be interested in transplanting one or two if they aren't too big? If they are big...collect up some nuts this year and freeze 'em. Plant 'em in pots next spring! Better yet, contact Shaun at Pike's Peak and see what he suggests. I'd be interested in getting a few nuts from those trees to try and plant here. [/ QUOTE ] If you want them for the nuts Gregg, plant a Chinese chestnut. We have a grove not too far away, and those nuts are pretty goood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted August 9, 2006 Report Share Posted August 9, 2006 Re: American chestnut trees?????? Not sure, we have a lot of varieites of trees on the property here. Will have to pull out my tree book and look sometime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bond Posted August 9, 2006 Report Share Posted August 9, 2006 Re: American chestnut trees?????? We bought some from a nursery. We planted 2 in the lawn and about 20 or so in the woods. The 2 in the lawn didn't make it past the first year but there's still a handful in the woods that are a couple years old now. Not sure if they'll get hit with blight though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strut10 Posted August 9, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2006 Re: American chestnut trees?????? The trees are from about 12 or 15 feet high on up to 35 or 40 feet. So, they are a bit beyond the moving stage. I didn't find any evidence that they're producing (no burrs on the ground) yet. If they start producing nut, Snapper, you're welcome to some starters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archerjg Posted August 10, 2006 Report Share Posted August 10, 2006 Re: American chestnut trees?????? We have a couple of Chinese Chestnut trees, but American chesnut trees around here are gone. Cool find on your property though. Archerjg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebeilgard Posted August 10, 2006 Report Share Posted August 10, 2006 Re: American chestnut trees?????? i've got a chinese chestnut about knee high... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper Posted August 10, 2006 Report Share Posted August 10, 2006 Re: American chestnut trees?????? [ QUOTE ] 35 or 40 feet. [/ QUOTE ] Heck...dig one up and throw it on the roof of the jeep and bring it out...make sure you tie a red flag on the end! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted August 10, 2006 Report Share Posted August 10, 2006 Re: American chestnut trees?????? If you've got a 35 to 40 foot chestnut, I'd be calling an arborist. I'm thinking they might be worth some money. You might have a resistant variety on your hands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strut10 Posted August 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2006 Re: American chestnut trees?????? I e-mailed someone at Penn State who's supposed to be affiliated with the American Chestnut Foundation. I've yet to hear back from anyone. Wife's uncle knows where there are a few, too. I guess one of them was about 60 feet high and healthy one year and completely dead the next. Resistance must only go so far. Dunno. I do know that the resistance of these trees is some degree higher than that of 99.9999999% of all the rest of the American chestnuts that were dead & gone 100 years ago. Let ya know if'n I hear anything from the "experts". I'd have thought they would have been interested enough to return my e-mail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaronS Posted August 10, 2006 Report Share Posted August 10, 2006 Re: American chestnut trees?????? I have a small grove on my property that was there when I bought the place. They're about 10 feet tall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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