![]() I also agree to the terms of the Germplasm Agreement, which prohibits the sale or transfer of. By becoming a Seed Level member, I acknowledge that I am the landowner of the property where these seeds will be planted. So, think of chestnuts as an investment in your kids or grandkids future, while making your yard a more environmentally-friendly place. Root Seed Level (4 Seeds) - 300.00 Branch Seed Level (6 Seeds) - 500.00 Canopy Seed Level (12 Seeds) - 1,000.00. Under ideal conditions they may take up to 15 years to fully mature. Plant trees 25 feet apart and protect the young trees from mice and rabbits chewing the bark and deer nibbling the tops. Plant chestnut trees on well-drained, moist soil in full sun. The native trees are now being crossed and back crossed to develop blight resistance by The American. They supply food, shelter and homes for a whole host of insects, birds and mammals. The chestnut trees which contain this resistance gene can be infected by the chestnut blight, but the tree is not girdled by the resulting canker and heals. These are chestnut trees that will survive and feed deer for generations to come. While the tree nuts are great for roasting on your open fire and making breads and other baked goods, these trees are fantastic wildlife plants. Fall Draw and Woodlands have excellent blight resistance. They start producing nuts in about 5 years and produce best with two different varieties. Hybrid chestnut trees grow into statuesque 30- to 50-foot tall specimens in the landscape. But those trees haven't been approved for sale yet. There's even been genetic engineering work done on American chestnut trees to introduce a gene to thwart the blight. Tree size ranges from 12-18 m in height and 15 m wide (60 x 45 ft) at maturity. In Europe, when the European chestnut was threatened by blight, crosses were made with Japanese chestnut to produce resistant hybrids. In fact, some of these hybrids, such as 'Dunstan', are available for sale. The Chinese/American hybrids are more cold hardy but less resistant to blight. They've been crossing American chestnuts with the more blight resistant Chinese chestnuts with good success. The American Chestnut Foundation has been working to develop blight resistant hybrids. Unfortunately, the chestnut blight wiped out most of the trees about 100 years ago, but we still can grow versions of the American chestnut in our yards. ![]() Until then, any American chestnut available for sale. We all know the famous holiday song, “Chestnuts roasting on an open fire.” It harkens back to a time when chestnuts grew in abundance in our forests from Georgia to Maine. The transgenic Darling 58 chestnut holds promise for a blight resistant American chestnut in the future.
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