Planting 100 Chestnut Trees 

Ain't nothing like some good ole tree planting! Living down here in the South, I've spent many a late winter/early spring day riding a tree planter behind a tractor setting out pine seedlings...after the first thousand or so it gets old!🤣🤣🤣

Cutting trees, planting trees, is giving a nice balance to your life (not to mention the pleasure of eating fruit) 😁

Living the dream!!

Lot of work but very satisfying☘️🌲

I was just wondering what makes chestnut trees so special and rather than asking you I googled it and what I found really amazed me. So I will not ask why you chose chestnuts, because regardless of your answer, your planting them will make the world a better place. Thanks for doing something that is bigger picture in essence, and inspirational to say the very least. - "Chestnut leaves have up to 95% tannin and high amounts of Vitamin K. Teas made from the leaves are a cure for respiratory diseases such as whooping cough, and mixed with thyme makes a powerful medicinal syrup that is used to treat cough, diarrhea, backache, and intoxication." "The timber is strong and durable, and can be used for construction, furniture and long poles. Chestnut wood is also used for burning and for producing charcoal. Chestnut trees are cultivated in orchards for fruit production." "Chestnuts are lower in calories than many other types of nuts. They are a good source of amino acids, monounsaturated fatty acids, antioxidants, phenols, and vitamin C. You'll also find a variety of vitamins and minerals in chestnuts, such as: Vitamin C." "Mature American chestnuts have been virtually extinct for decades. The tree's demise started with something called ink disease in the early 1800s, which steadily killed chestnut in the southern portion of its range." "Chestnut signals a time of taking on the responsibility of being a provider for ourselves, our family and our community. Chestnuts belong to the Fagaceae family of trees, which include beech and oak. All three genera are generous providers of life-sustaining gifts"...

Finally ground crew shows up.

2 videos within 24 hours!! Wow. When I first saw that y’all were planting trees, I told my wife that this sure is odd, because this guy cuts trees down for a living lol

So beautiful to watch you guys work together to make something for the future. Excellent team work. ❤

Nice work

Beautiful!

I watched another RU-vidr plant chestnuts a few years ago. He didn't have tubes for all of them and only the ones with tubes survived. So must be a good idea. Thanks for two videos in one day. A rare treat!!

I'm sure they will do well there especially with all of the love they will receive from you and Melissa!

Nice video. Thanks for posting.

Thank you brother, another great "How You" video. And I'm glad to see the ground crew showed up for you today. It always seems like a nicer video when the ground crew is with you. Anywho, y'all take care and may Father YHVH God bless y'all.

We manage to germinate about 40-50 per year and get them planted. Can't handle more than that at a time! Good on you!

Hello from the Netherlands. thanks for the video Melissa and Spencer . Sincerely Hollandduck

you tubing tree tubers! 👍😀

Nice day out there doing a fine job! I personally prefere to put some woodchips on the soil in the end to protect the soil from beeing dried out rapidly. Thanks for showing!

Hey Spencer, I’m going to be adding wood chips in a circle around the tubes. 3-4” deep. The mulch will keep them moister and help with cold winters. Once they rot down the trees will be happy. I doubt you’d have to water them if you do that. I’m using Treepro tubes this year. If you had a 2-3 year old pile of chips that could make a big difference

Great job guy's!

I got the Miracle Tubes this time around. I'm hoping they perform as well as they say. Melissa's analysis of how they work was spot on, though. BTW, you're showing your 'back in the day' with those 'burns...lol.

All hybrids now, the true chestnut tree is done for.

🌲 Congratulations Wonderful investment for future You two work together great! Continued blessings for you both

Ha! You guys are beasties, dominating the tree game from baby trees to old decrepit scary trees! What a great video, got to see Melissa and her humor, Spencer shoveling like a madman too. Just the beauty of a sunny day, working in the soil, on your own land. Exquisite! Thanks for sharing your springtime planting scenario! Tip: if you plant pecan trees for your next batch of nut trees, they are a bit pricy - but the payoff is sweet in all kinds of ways! Have a great weekend!

Awesome Spencer. I hope I inspired you with the chestnut talk on that job last year. You should have some nuts in 4-5 years. I had a tree that was planted in 2016 that produced 15 pounds last year. Keep in mind chestnuts do not line wet feet so definitely don’t over water. What varieties did you plant? Now you need to get some heirloom apples from Cummins Nursery next spring and you’ll be all set.

Any idea how much hard work your forebears put into clearing that land for farming? 😜 Always seems weird to mix plastic with nature, but short of building a ridiculous deer fence, what else are ye going to do? This is great in all ways; a variety of chestnuts planted, realistic spacing, teamwork, etc, etc. Hats off.

Nice work. Are you going to harvest walnuts in a few years?

Is the Russian author to go along with all the Poles? 😂 Good on you planting all those trees. The yin and the yang of trees.

They will make fine forest. You mentioned there are a few varieties. Is a blight resistant American Chestnut among them?

Did they finally make a blight resistant chestnut? I might have to plant some. If your zone always for it, I’d suggest a Halls Hardy Almond and a contender peach tree. Both have been great for me, I got them from gurneys.

What's the success rate like on 100 trees Spence? You mentioned you do this every year..would be interesting to know how they've all gone. Great job by the way Team.

Yes… but I don’t see an open fire… what the!!!!

Why chestnut trees? why do they just look like a dead stick? This your property?

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