i just planted a persimmon & 2 Keiffer pear trees & i want to next, plant some Dunstan chestnuts but, need to remove several big trees first, to make room for them.... i think when i do mine i'll cage them up b/c of the deer....
Skip the bamboo stakes. 1/2" PVC works well. Cut a 10' section in two, and you have 2 stakes. Flimsy stakes are no good, especially in areas with bears.
I planted about 30 chestnuts, 15 maples, and 15 walnut trees this year. One thing I've learned is that you MUST use a tree tube, five foot tall cage/fencing, and a t-post to protect them. Trying to save money with a fiberglass rod, wooden dowel, or pvc pipe will end up costing you a tree. Skipping the fencing will result in a snapped tree. Wind, DEER, and many other things will try to eat, push over, rub on, or otherwise ruin whatever you plant in the country. In your city neighborhood you can get by without that, but if you have animals around your new trees, OVER-PROTECT them. Spend the time and money up front. Trying to get by cheap will make you fail and set your growth back by a year.
The base of the tree should always be at ground level. And with those potted trees you have to open up the roots and spread them out. Any that are wrapped around the tree will eventually girdle the tree and kill it. That is why a lot of potted trees die several years after being planted.. He’s spreading out the roots OK, but not explaining why it is important to do so. Fall planting is always riskier than spring, I don’t care what he says here. Ask any professional.
I am an ISA Certified Arborist, a Kentucky Certified Nurseryman, and a Register Forester in KY. Planting in the fall/ dormant season is the best time to plant, allowing root growth all winter helping to establish the tree going into the growth period of the coming spring and summer. Best results will be yielded from early dormant planting. I produce a Dunstan Chestnut hybrid for nut production, we produce a 6-7 ft tall tree in the first growing year. Looks like chestnuthill has some catching up to do.
@@collegeguy14 Maybe in KY you find the fall to be a good planting time. I'm in MA, and we don't. It freezes down 6 inches regularly and has gone as much as 24. No root growth when frozen or even below 40F. The chestnut has a tap root or large center root. Those types of roots do not benefit from winter growth. Multi-branched fibrous roots are the type that benefit from winter growth. Despite your credentials I could not find any research to support your claim that fall is a good time to plant chestnuts.
Totally hear you. If you are willing to water your trees plant them year round that’s great. If you are planting in a “wild land” situation where you are not going to be watering and plant them in the spring already in full leaf or semi leafed. You are setting your tree up for potential failure with increased environmental stresses Why you ask? If you plant over the winter the leaves that are produced that next spring are produced based on the microclimate the tree has been planted in. What does that mean? Plants installed in an irrigated situation may produce larger leaves and the stomates on the bottom of the leave will be wide open allowing full transpiration or full water flow from the leaves. Trees grown in an irrigated situation that is then already in full leaf installed in a wild land situation where it will no longer be watered. Those leaves, that plant is used to a certain amount of water irrigated water. Thus it is not going to be ready to all the sudden have a reduced amount of water. So the tree planted over the winter has a chance to put down some root growth along with acclimating to that site. So you ask why are seedlings sold in the spring? That’s when a lot of people think about planting. Pretty simple. Also we can grow trees or any plants over the winter either further south or in a green house to get them ready for the growing season further north. So we can have trees in full leaf before anything naturally found in a given area enticing people to buy and plant early. Long winded but hopefully I was able to answer.
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I’ve always heard to plant trees higher not lower than ground level. That’s something I’ll have to look into
FYI: you had a slip of the tongue and said you plant two for germination when you meant pollination.
i just planted a persimmon & 2 Keiffer pear trees & i want to next, plant some Dunstan chestnuts but, need to remove several big trees first, to make room for them.... i think when i do mine i'll cage them up b/c of the deer....
Awesome! Yes, keeping them protected from deer and other wildlife until they are well established is always recommended.
Skip the bamboo stakes. 1/2" PVC works well. Cut a 10' section in two, and you have 2 stakes. Flimsy stakes are no good, especially in areas with bears.
Great advice!
Yup
I planted about 30 chestnuts, 15 maples, and 15 walnut trees this year. One thing I've learned is that you MUST use a tree tube, five foot tall cage/fencing, and a t-post to protect them. Trying to save money with a fiberglass rod, wooden dowel, or pvc pipe will end up costing you a tree. Skipping the fencing will result in a snapped tree. Wind, DEER, and many other things will try to eat, push over, rub on, or otherwise ruin whatever you plant in the country. In your city neighborhood you can get by without that, but if you have animals around your new trees, OVER-PROTECT them. Spend the time and money up front. Trying to get by cheap will make you fail and set your growth back by a year.
We totally agree! Spending the money and time up front will help ensure the success of your trees.
DO NOT plant trees below ground level. Your asking for trunk rot if you do. Plant level or slighter higher. Chestnuts thrive in dryer soil.
Hi give chestnut plant
A couple of years? Produce nuts? Man those twigs aren't even 2 foot tall you'll be Lucky to get nuts off of them in 10 years, what are you smoking 😂
A dunstan chestnut will produce in 4-5 years
The base of the tree should always be at ground level. And with those potted trees you have to open up the roots and spread them out. Any that are wrapped around the tree will eventually girdle the tree and kill it. That is why a lot of potted trees die several years after being planted.. He’s spreading out the roots OK, but not explaining why it is important to do so. Fall planting is always riskier than spring, I don’t care what he says here. Ask any professional.
I am an ISA Certified Arborist, a Kentucky Certified Nurseryman, and a Register Forester in KY. Planting in the fall/ dormant season is the best time to plant, allowing root growth all winter helping to establish the tree going into the growth period of the coming spring and summer. Best results will be yielded from early dormant planting.
I produce a Dunstan Chestnut hybrid for nut production, we produce a 6-7 ft tall tree in the first growing year. Looks like chestnuthill has some catching up to do.
@@collegeguy14 Maybe in KY you find the fall to be a good planting time. I'm in MA, and we don't. It freezes down 6 inches regularly and has gone as much as 24. No root growth when frozen or even below 40F. The chestnut has a tap root or large center root. Those types of roots do not benefit from winter growth. Multi-branched fibrous roots are the type that benefit from winter growth. Despite your credentials I could not find any research to support your claim that fall is a good time to plant chestnuts.
@@collegeguy14 I’ve planted many chestnut trees. Fall always works best for me, especially in difficult areas to water.
@@collegeguy14 With all due respect to you, why are seedlings sold in the early spring season? Wouldn't roots grow better if the plant is not dormant?
Totally hear you. If you are willing to water your trees plant them year round that’s great.
If you are planting in a “wild land” situation where you are not going to be watering and plant them in the spring already in full leaf or semi leafed. You are setting your tree up for potential failure with increased environmental stresses
Why you ask?
If you plant over the winter the leaves that are produced that next spring are produced based on the microclimate the tree has been planted in. What does that mean?
Plants installed in an irrigated situation may produce larger leaves and the stomates on the bottom of the leave will be wide open allowing full transpiration or full water flow from the leaves.
Trees grown in an irrigated situation that is then already in full leaf installed in a wild land situation where it will no longer be watered. Those leaves, that plant is used to a certain amount of water irrigated water. Thus it is not going to be ready to all the sudden have a reduced amount of water.
So the tree planted over the winter has a chance to put down some root growth along with acclimating to that site.
So you ask why are seedlings sold in the spring? That’s when a lot of people think about planting. Pretty simple.
Also we can grow trees or any plants over the winter either further south or in a green house to get them ready for the growing season further north. So we can have trees in full leaf before anything naturally found in a given area enticing people to buy and plant early.
Long winded but hopefully I was able to answer.