Hi. I just joined the group and have been researching the American Chestnut
lately. I live on the Mississippi Gulf coast and have had one of these trees in
my yard since I moved down here from CT. back in '91. The tree has been
producing fruit the last couple years and I am not aware of any other trees in
this area so I believe it is self polinating. I believe you should be able to
grow these trees in Florida since we have about the same climate.

Steve

--- In American_Chestnut_Trees_and_Hybrids@yahoogroups.com, "brokenstrings"
<brokenstrings@...> wrote:
>
> Far as I know, the Tallahassee area, by which I mean Northern Florida, is the
bottom end of
> the chestnut range. It is for chinquapins. Living in Central Florida as i do,
I haven't even
> attempted to grow chestnuts. However, plant scientists are extending the range
and who
> knows? maybe some day they'll come up with a hot-climate hybrid.
>
>
> --- In American_Chestnut_Trees_and_Hybrids@yahoogroups.com, B <bobcateaux@>
> wrote:
> >
> > I was at the nursery last Fall and saw their trees. I also eat some of
their roasted hybrid
> chestnut. Not bad for a hybrid. I think that they sell some of thier
chestnuts in the local
> market. I plan on buying some and planting here in Louisiana, northshore of
Lake
> Ponchatrain.
> >
> > James <jls14341@> wrote: I've been gathering lots of chestnut tree
information and I
> found a
> > nursery in Florida only a few hours from my property that sells
> > Dunstan Hybrid Chestnut seedlings. I'm thinking of starting these for
> > my home orchard. Does anyone know anything about them? The website is
> > at: http://www.chestnuthilltreefarm.com/page9.php
> >
> > They say they have not had one instance of chestnut blight in 30
> > years, so thats good!
> >
> > Since they are growing them near me I'm thinking they would grow in my
> > climate ok. They have 2yr trees about 3' tall in 3 Gal containers.
> > I'm thinking of getting about 25 of them to start and clear an area
> > 100' x 100' and planting them 20' x 20' then thin them out later.
> > Then I'll expand the area every year. This way I don't have to clear
> > the entire property now and I can get some trees growing.
> >
> > Does anyone have any photos of a mature orchard? I've never seen one
> > and I'm curious what my property will look like after all the trees
> > are full size. Does anyone know of any existing chestnut orcharads
> > that allow visitiors withing driving distance from florida (on a
> > vacation trip perhaps)
> >
> > James
> >
> >
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