I was doing some research on the Chestnut tree and I found a lot about
the blight. I have a small farm in Illinois with a Chestnut tree which
is about 15-20 years old. I have owned the property for only 5 years
now so I'm going off the last owners are telling me. Well, the Chestnut
tree was started from a nut from a very old Chestnut tree, about 100
years old. That tree no longer stands. I wanted to know if this is a
rare tree because it probably is not blight resistant. Also how old
does the tree have to be to start producing nuts? What other trees are
needed for pollination? If it is not blight resistant, how can I
protect it?