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Ozumoz66

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Traded 3 tulip tree saplings for an American chestnut sapling 20 years ago. This year the chestnut tree produced about 18 gallons of seed pods. Sadly I only got about a dozen viable seeds. Apparently bees are needed to pollinate the flowers - hence the low viable seed count. Pods are very prickly - wouldn't want to step on one barefoot. I'll plant the seeds next Spring - the species are at risk.

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BarnBuster

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Traded 3 tulip tree saplings for an American chestnut sapling 20 years ago. This year the chestnut tree produced about 18 gallons of seed pods. Sadly I only got about a dozen viable seeds. Apparently bees are needed to pollinate the flowers - hence the low viable seed count. Pods are very prickly - wouldn't want to step on one barefoot. I'll plant the seeds next Spring - the species are at risk.

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What a rare thing to have American Chestnut on your property! Quite a dominant hardwood tree of the Eastern Forest(s) pre-blight.
Have you filled out a locater form for the American Chestnut Foundation?
 

shnkrmn

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What a rare thing to have American Chestnut on your property! Quite a dominant hardwood tree of the Eastern Forest(s) pre-blight.
Have you filled out a locater form for the American Chestnut Foundation?
I have a harvest table made of American chestnut. I actually use it as a clean surface to process bud. Big boards nailed to the legs with cut nails. It's not so old, I bought it in West Virginia in 1995 or so, but those planks are old barn siding repurposed, worm holes and all.20231120_162900.jpg
 

Ozumoz66

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What a rare thing to have American Chestnut on your property! Quite a dominant hardwood tree of the Eastern Forest(s) pre-blight.
Have you filled out a locater form for the American Chestnut Foundation?
Wow! I had no idea it was that rare and haven't filled out a locator form. There is a Canadian Chestnut Council that monitors tree locations and will perform DNA testing on the leaves.

This one doesn't exactly have a straight trunk.
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Oznuts roasting on an open fire!

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Side yard. The American chestnut is on the far right, with an oak beside it and some Kentucky coffee trees next. In the foreground is a Ginkgo Biloba. Behind, (what you don't see) the next two rows are Austrian pines, followed by 15 Tulip tree, with the next two rows closest to the road being Norwegian spruce. Yeah, I love trees.

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BarnBuster

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Wow! I had no idea it was that rare and haven't filled out a locator form. There is a Canadian Chestnut Council that monitors tree locations and will perform DNA testing on the leaves.

This one doesn't exactly have a straight trunk.
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Oznuts roasting on an open fire!

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Side yard. The American chestnut is on the far right, with an oak beside it and some Kentucky coffee trees next. In the foreground is a Ginkgo Biloba. Behind, (what you don't see) the next two rows are Austrian pines, followed by 15 Tulip tree, with the next two rows closest to the road being Norwegian spruce. Yeah, I love trees.

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I think the ACF does the same thing as far as DNA, etc, they request a leaf and nut sample. You used to be able to order young saplings/seeds from them as well. Some individual Eastern states maintain databases of tree populations. Here's another organization that's involved:
 
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