2 Year old Dunstan Chestnut Trees - Seedlings planted in 2017 

I'm honestly shocked how weedy those trees are when grown with the tubes. I've always grown trees with very little protection, just a stake for support if necessary and they are so strong. I'm actually put off ever using tubes now.

How do you prevent tree flop with shelters that tall?

@@mrmadness2699 very rarely get tree flop as it’s wire mesh and the sapling is allowed to blow in the wind to a certain degree thus giving you a much stronger tree with stronger root system

@Jamie McKenzie agreed. I have some pawpaws with just mesh and a few with a shelter, and while the ones with the shelter are three feet taller, they bend over wayyy too mich and the others seem stronger and better growing

Just to be clear… Dunstan Chestnuts are NOT American Chestnuts. They’re a hybrid that’s ~75% Chinese, but they’re great for a food plot and human use.

KEEP the blight out of your country!!! LOL Grafted trees are a good way to have a consistent nut crop in taste and size but chestnuts suffer from grafting more than other orchard trees. These Dunstan Chestnuts are open pollinated so far as I know so they’re hardier, but inconsistent in form and nut quality. I’ve started some nuts from the breeding program of the American Chestnut Foundation and they should go in this fall at the edge of the woods to benefit wildlife. These trees are good for deer food plots, but are~75% Chinese/American Hybrids so won’t be able to compete as wild trees in our forests 😔

Absolutely, I always grow my trees straight into the ground, they are way bigger than ones I start in pots so I don't bother now with transplanting. I've found wherever the tap root emerges, should be it's permanent home for a good strong tree.

@@angelkotilainen so how do you do that?? i would like to get some going on my place and i tend to agree with them sprouting where they will live....i have seeds coming now....help me out with your method and i will give it a try

@@keithsams4301 You have to protect the chestnut seed from digging animals. Above, Wm Johnson says he uses tree shelters and weed mats- the mat would help keep animals from digging. And check your trees every few days. Even if a tree gets dug around, you may be able to save it if the hole is filled and watered. Raccoons, opossums and squirrels will do a lot of digging for that nut, several nights in a row.

These trees are blight resistant. Blight could kill them when they are young. I actually sprayed my new trees with copper fungicide this year. Not sure if it will help, but it is worth a try.

Mainly for deer hunting, but you can also sell chestnuts or feed them pigs.

I actually have a lot of hickory trees on our property too. Squirrels love them.

There are several chestnut orchards in northeast Florida. Try Dustan Variety.

@@oldsailor8593 Great information to know. Thanks!

I am enjoying this channel!!Crazy about all nut trees!!!

I got trees growing in wv 5 hours away from where I live..I let mother nature take care of them

They are probably close. But I want for of a grove of trees than an orchard.

I have several more to plant this year. I will hopefully be doing that soon.

@@CountryViewAcres Any video updates?

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To keep deer off you are better off using fencing. Deer can reach 6 feet up but putting bunting flags will put them off.

Yes. They act like individual greenhouses, giving the trees protection.

The tree on the barn should get cut down Friday. The hay field is doing good, it is all nice and green

The hay field is doing good. Should have another video soon.

The tube has ventilation holes in it.

Just to be clear… Dunstan Chestnuts are NOT American Chestnuts! They’re a hybrid that’s ~75% Chinese. They’re excellent in a food plot for deer and for human use age, but they can never fill the spot in the forest the way wild trees did.

I have a buddy who planted a bunch of Dunstans and now he finds that the people who buy chestnuts for eating don't want them. The problem stems from them using trees that had bad flavor in their breeding program when they were developing the blight resistance. He is in the process of grafting them over to good tasting varieties. The wildlife will enjoy them, but just a word of caution if the goal is for human consumption.

I buy them from chestnut ridge of pike county Illinois. They sell them around October each year.

i bought them off amazon. Miracle grow tubes I think.

I buy mine from chestnut ridge of pike county Illinois. The sell online seasonally around october/November. They may be sold out now.

I have only had deer try to rub on them and lift them up or push them over.

From what I hear, they will start producing around 7 years old.

@@CountryViewAcres thanks😊

Squirrels will try to eat the nuts. They would probably dig them out from the tube. I tried putting the in my garden beds to start some. And Squirrels dug them all up.

@@CountryViewAcres okay thank you very much

I had 3 out of 4 chestnuts to die with tubes on them several years ago. The fourth one was almost dead when I removed the tube. It is doing well today. I believe mold inside tube killed the three trees. It was very wet with mold inside tube.

I’ve had bad luck with tubes. Several died with tubes on them. One was almost dead when I removed the tube. It’s doing well today. When I removed the tube, it was molded inside tube.

I’ve had bad luck with tubes. Several died with tubes on them. One was almost dead when I removed the tube. It’s doing well today. When I removed the tube, it was molded inside tube.

I’ve had bad luck with tubes. Several died with tubes on them. One was almost dead when I removed the tube. It’s doing well today. When I removed the tube, it was molded inside tube.

I’ve had bad luck with tubes. Several died with tubes on them. One was almost dead when I removed the tube. It’s doing well today. When I removed the tube, it was molded inside tube.

No, I have just sold saplings.

Yea, I think you're right. I was thinking of fertilizing tonight. I planted most of my new trees a couple days ago. So I would just fertilize all the trees.

Do you furtive your trees?