chestnut trees

[farmer joe]

I've been doing research on chestnut tree's. I heard that most have been replace by those from china. but there are still some American chestnuts around . does any one have any nuts to sprout? I also heard people have crossed bread the China and American chestnuts doe's any one have any? thanks

[reubenT]

There's a whole group of people that's working on that topic---- i. e., polinating remnant trees, growing out seeds, breeding, grafting, etc. etc. I am not particularly involved, but have had a little exposure to what's going on. A year ago, I paid a visit to a professer at UT at Chattanooga, TN, that is involved with such things. He told me I should join the American Chestnut Foundation; showed me some grafting tecniques, showed me a graft that failed several yrs. after grafting, etc. Also had [at that time] a greenhouse mostly full of chestnuts, as well as a yard with several hundred potted trees of various Castaneas, etc.

[fruits&nuts]

I've been doing research on chestnut tree's. I heard that most have been replace by those from china. but there are still some American chestnuts around . does any one have any nuts to sprout? I also heard people have crossed bread the China and American chestnuts doe's any one have any? thanks

Farmer Joe, if you send me a PM with your address I will send you some Chinese and some hybrid chestnut seed.

[HillsideDigger]

Last Sunday evening the local PBS station aired the 3rd. (maybe 4th.) hour of a series about the history of the Appalachian Mountains. The series is narrated by the actress Sissy Spacek and the show I saw Sunday dealt with the first half of the 20th. Century with discussion of the former importance of the American Chestnut taking up about 1/3rd. of the hour.

[TastyofHasty]

Lots of pics on this link about a permaculture farm that's planted a whole lot of chestnut trees:
http://www.midwestpermaculture.com/June07PhotoSummary.php

That guy thinks chestnuts are important.

[liposuctionguide]

I have read just a little about the American chestnut and have a quick question. I understand the American Chestnut Foundation has crossed the tree with a Chinese chestnut and then crossed the hybrid back with the original chestnut stock, trying to eliminate all characteristics of the chinese chestnut except resistance to the fungus.

[fruits&nuts]

I have read just a little about the American chestnut and have a quick question. I understand the American Chestnut Foundation has crossed the tree with a Chinese chestnut and then crossed the hybrid back with the original chestnut stock, trying to eliminate all characteristics of the chinese chestnut except resistance to the fungus.

That's exactly what they did. They now have trees that are 15/16 American chestnut with the blight resistance of the Chinese chestnut.