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trees will be planted, no more than 4 should be kept. When the time comes, and with more than 2 trees, the excess trees will need to be emasculated, the catkins removed, to facilitate collection of proper seed type.

The trees should be given ample room. Plant on 20’ centers. 2. File Size: KB. Nov 19, Chinese chestnuts grow best in the northern half of Florida.

Plant grafted trees in moderately acidic, well-drained soil where they'll get lots of sun. AU-Cropper, AU-Leader, AU-Homestead, and Black Beauty are suitable Chinese chestnuts.

Dunstan, Lucky 13, and Carpenter are recommended Chinese x American hybrids. Then came a foreign blight in the 19th century, killing 30 million acres of chestnut forest. Bred by Dr. Robert Dunstan in the early s, our hybrid combines the blight resistance of Chinese chestnuts with the larger nuts and vigorous growth of American chestnuts.

By planting the Dunstan Chestnut from Chestnut Hill Nursery, you are helping to. The hybrid Chestnut has become known as the #1 food for big bucks. Hybrid Chestnuts, similar to the Dunstan Chestnuts, provide the nutrients the deer need to become trophies.

The Chestnut Trees produce a sweet nut the deer can not pass up. You can bet the deer herd will be back time and time again where ever you plant a Hybrid Chestnut Tree. Feb 02, Chestnut trees need abundant sunlight (six or more hours of direct summer sun) and fertile, well-drained and slightly acidic soil. Generally, plan on giving a chestnut tree.