Want to GROW CHESTNUTS? 5 Things to do RIGHT NOW!

5 Things to be doing RIGHT NOW so your Chestnuts grow their best next Spring!

[chasecanter]

Hi John! I bought 100+ acres in Centerville looking to start a small orchard. I’ve sub’d to your channel!

[ebr-fan]

That's some fine advice for the community John! I picked a bunch of chestnuts up off the ground at a local orchard today, bagged individually based on the tree source for cold stratification. They also had fresh pawpaw's for sale so those seeds will get cold stratified for spring planting too.

[bleonard]

My chestnuts were cold stratified but they started growing mold so I washed (scrubbed) them off with a 3% hydrogen peroxide solution and put them back in a fresh damp sand/soil mix then planted them a couple months later. Good to go! Got about 25 trees.

[Sevaanos]

I just found your channel last week. Going to dive through your videos over the next few weeks. Me and my father just planted 3 acres of grafted trees these past two weeks. We had been doing research and planning for the last 2 months. We have a sod farm here in south western Ohio and are adding in chestnuts in addition to the sod and soybeans. Planning on running our drip watering system next week and plan to add more acres each year.

[justtinkering]

I just found your channel yesterday. I've been watching all your chestnut videos. Keep up the great work!

[Mike-up]

Good Stuff! I am growing chestnuts out here in the PNW just below the Canadian border. I need to thin them out this winter we have over 1500 on 15 acres, between 3-12 years.
Mostly Europeans', but truly a fascinating tree/adventure.

[brianhina]

I have 58 trees so far in southeastern Ohio. Love you Channel.

[brianpetrocine]

Great keep up the great work l admire anyone who is working to restore the chestnut. Brian Petrocine

[dustincathcart]

Great video! Thanks from a rookie chestnutter in warren pa!

[arroworchard]

Hay brother sorry I haven't been on and keeping up with you my trees are doing great and awesome content like always and your trees look great

[stefanr]

Tip #6: Have commitment and patience. It will be 7 to 8 years until your first harvest. During that time you may need to water and fertilize your trees and consistently maintain your tree protectors. See John's other videos for all of that.
Thanks, Stefan

[stevegaines-vqbd]

nice video, i subscribed....just planted 3 fruit trees & now want to plant some Dunstan Chestnuts....are the nuts cheaper to buy compared to the bare root trees..?

[briandavis]

Great advice as always! Hello from upstate NY. My trees finally peeked out of the top of my 5 foot tube this summer, it's been about 3 years now I guess. How was your harvest this year any nuts for sale yet?

[davidsoloninka]

I’ve had a very minimal nut crop the last two years. My 36 chines chatnut tree r abou 12 yrs. Do i need st spray?… fetilize??

I noticed that the male staimens r plentiful but very few tiny femaile burs in early spring, what causes that?
Thx

[jennifersonger]

Hi John- I love your helpful suggestions for starting my own Chinese Chestnut Trees. I live in Vermont and 30 to 40 years ago. My dad planted two trees in the yard. I am heartbroken because I will be moving in a few months and can’t take them with me because they’re too big. I’m planning on harvesting some of the chestnuts and storing them in the refrigerator in soil. Can they stay there until spring or would you suggest starting them inside in three months?Thank you! Jennifer

[jdoboy]

Hi John, , , another good video!
I'm still having a hard time finding the exact rooting compound for my white oak acorns. (No problems starting burrs) I raked up about 40+ gallons of the W oak nuts 2 weeks ago. The nuts & some leaves were damp when i put them in 5 gallon buckets, , , I just left the buckets outside under my patio roof. I checked them yesterday & about 50% are already starting to throw out tap roots.
What do you What works best for you?
Should I try to plant them outside, under the ground now, & risk mice & munks digging them up, , , , or just put the rootings in buckets of dirt & keep them in my garage till spring?
I'll send you an email with some pictures.
Like we talked about before, almost every one of these acorns already have holes drilled inside & out of them! These nut-eating maggots are BAD around here!! But, it seems, they are not hurting the integrity of the nuts! Still 'alive' & rooting.
THANKS for all of your info. ;>)

[The_Mothzz]

Hello, i have gotten some small American chestnut seedlings, the winter buds look really dark. Is this a problem? Happy holidays, best regards from Europe.

[BabysanBabysan]

I am collecting seeds now as they are dropping. I plan on cold stratifying them starting in January. What do I do to make sure they are viable between now and January?

[wvhunter]

More great content! I watched a video where you compared growing results in Treepots, Deepot and Cone-tainers. Are Deepots and Cone-tainers as frustrating as Treepots when removing seedlings? Which growing container would recommend to start seeds in for planting during the same growing season?

[mountaingrovekennels]

How do you water your chest nut trees?