At 03:57 PM 26/09/2009, you wrote:
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>Hi all. My mom has a very old chestnut tree at our family home. We are
>moving and I'd like to know if there's a way I can grow another tree from
>that tree to take with me. I know nothing about these trees so I'm hoping
>I can maybe take a clipping? Or grow another from an actual chestnut???
>I'm sorry to be ignorant, but I hope to get some assistance here. This
>tree means so much to me. The memories of many warm chestnuts from mom. I
>look forward to your responses. Thank you!
Gather some ripe chestnuts before they dry out. Put them in a bag of damp
moss in the fridge. Here, in the great white north, seed nuts need 4 or 5
months in the fridge till they have napped enough to sprout. I don't know
how long they will need where you live, but try to be patient and give them
3 or 4 months. After that, fill a deep pot with soil and press the nut
into the soil about half way buried. Keep it watered and wait. it may
take 3 or 4 weeks to come up. Grow it in a sunny window till it's warm
enough to plant tomatoes in your area. Put it out in a shady spot for a
few days to harden off, then plant it.

All the best

Jocelyn, Canada