Everyone has their methods of growing. Me, when in fall, the nuts fall from our 5 mature trees. Then, we place in pots 1 inch deep and place pot in the garden. The pot is place half way into a dug out hole. They go through winter months and become familiar with our environment. In spring, they are about 6-10 inches high and plant in our property. Last spring, we planted 30 and they are now 1-4 feet high and leaves dark green. We potted 70 nuts last week and placed in the garden for next spring. We do NOT use plastic tubes, refrigerators, expensive tools, and money. We like natural methods and high success rates. When planting, I place a metal pole next to them, wired metal cage to keep deer and animals from eating them. We found out a market here in SE Virginia to sell the chestnuts and premium prices. Good video and hope success in our quest to grow trees.
you are right, everyone has their own method, this one works for me for now. Did over 400 nuts like this last winter and will easily do over 400 again this year. A majority of our trees we grew from seed hit the 4 foot mark this year. One tree I planted last year is nearly 12 foot tall now. we have 97 trees planted on our farm right now with plans to grow several acres of chestnut trees. Do you have any videos of your process?
I tried doing this before (unsuccessfully) with various red oak species. This has been a thorough explanation and is very much appreciated. I will definitely be doing this every year with American Chestnuts. Thank you for this video
You are very welcome, If it helped you would you consider sharing it? Just remember when stratifying nuts/Acorns you want the peat moss damp but not soaked. Good luck on your tree growing journey.
Thanks Paul, I had ordered over 300 nuts from 4 different varieties. But due to our cold spring the chestnut crops in the US did not do well this year so my order was not completed. So I decided to go with with a few Dunstan Chestnuts this year as sort of a soft run just to gain some experience.
Nicely done. Just bought some chestnuts from the grocery store. Instead of eating them. I'm off to stratify them today. Already have some pecans stratifying from about a month ago. Between nut varieties and apples, my mother's ranch is going to be full of nutritious delicious snacks.....some day.
Thank you, and good luck. We have about 400 chestnuts from 11 different cultivars stratifying in the fridge right now. We also have about 20 Paw Paw seeds stratifying also.
@@MySliceOfHeavenoutdoors THAT'S NICE! Sell locally or to other states? I'd be interested since the seeds I just put in the fridge are of Italian chestnut trees - not American.
Stratifying chestnut ! Very interesting ! Thanks so much for showing us how to stratify chestnuts . You did very well in demontrating 🌷🌷🌷😎😎😎👍👍👍🌷🌷🌷👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
@@MySliceOfHeavenoutdoors no i think you are doing so great ! I wish i could do well like you ! You are so welcome. And have a wonderful week.. Have a Happy Christmas and happy new years 😍😍😍🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷👍👍👍
Thanks for walking us through this! I'm looking forward to following along with this process and to see how they do for you. Are you going to plant them on your property in the Spring?
I don't think chestnuts will grow in my area but down here garlic needs to go though a similar stratification process to produce bulbs. I've tried twice (so far) without success, but never give up.
Acts of creation are ordinarily reserved for gods and poets, but humbler folk may circumvent this restriction if they know how. To plant a pine, for example, one need be neither god nor poet; one need only own a shovel. Aldo Leopold
hey thanks for the video. im in alabama and my tree dropped them in september if i put them in the fridge now 60-90 days will be January what am i supposed to do with them untill then? it will still be really cold for another couple months. can i wait and put them in the fridge in maybe December so it will be around march?
You can just leave them in the fridge till you are ready to plant. I put mine in the fridge now and leave them till beginning of April. A little longer wont hurt. Hope this helps.
That's some good info Joey! I have some pawpaw seeds I'm debating whether I want to grow now. I think you'll have good luck with chestnuts. Have you ever used rootmakers? I've heard great things about them. The rootmakers air prune the roots and transplant usually go well when they're used.
I have heard of them, I am trying the cheap route. See all those liter water bottles behind me in the video? thats what I plan on transplanting them into. I will put drainage holes in the bottoms and half way up the sides. I originally had ordered over 300 chestnuts of 4 different varieties. But due to the poor chestnut harvest this year my order was not fulfilled. So I ordered Dunstans. I just got an email a week ago saying they were sold out now too. I got lucky to get these I guess.
@@MySliceOfHeavenoutdoors I'm sorry to hear about the poor harvest. I thought chestnuts were really reliable droppers. That's interesting. I'm glad you were able to make out with some Dunstans anyhow. Are you growing them for wildlife or to sell the chestnuts? I thought I remember you saying to sell the nuts.
@@ChipsOutdoorChannel Hey Chip, Usually they are reliable droppers, but the late cold spell we had this spring came when the chestnuts were very vulnerable. Set them back and they never really recovered. Yes, we are planning to sell them for extra income when we retire. I did not want dunstans but it was what I could get, I figure this will be sort of a soft run for me. I can gain some experience.
@@MySliceOfHeavenoutdoors I see. It was one of the crazier years I've seen with weather, so I can certainly see that happening. I planted trees in the Spring and got hammered with a hard frost less than a week later. It might not hurt having different varieties in the end. It sounds like you're heading in that direction. I got respect for anyone that plants trees. It's hard work!
Hey Joe, I got the nuts from Chestnut Ridge, I had ordered over 300 nuts of 4 different varieties from another place. but there was a chestnut shortage this year do to the cold spring and my order never got fulfilled. So I bought these Dunstan chestnuts. I got an email from them last week saying they have since sold out, I got lucky with these.
@robertmccarthy6020 not necessarily. You can squeeze them, they should be hard and firm. if soft, they may be bad. You can also do a water test. Fill a bowl with water, floaters they say are no good, if they sink, they are good. But I don't put a lot of trust into this method.
@@MySliceOfHeavenoutdoors so most of the nuts I found even before I. Brought them in I did the squeeze test and they all seemed to have a soft side and I did many types and areas they all seemed that way but when I did the float test they sunk. So yes I’m not sure if I should waste my time with doing this or if it’s just a fail already but yes I have t found any that had a complete hard all around but they all look good from visual test like size and appearance
Everyone has their methods of growing. Me, when in fall, the nuts fall from our 5 mature trees. Then, we place in pots 1 inch deep and place pot in the garden. The pot is place half way into a dug out hole. They go through winter months and become familiar with our environment. In spring, they are about 6-10 inches high and plant in our property. Last spring, we planted 30 and they are now 1-4 feet high and leaves dark green. We potted 70 nuts last week and placed in the garden for next spring. We do NOT use plastic tubes, refrigerators, expensive tools, and money. We like natural methods and high success rates. When planting, I place a metal pole next to them, wired metal cage to keep deer and animals from eating them. We found out a market here in SE Virginia to sell the chestnuts and premium prices. Good video and hope success in our quest to grow trees.
you are right, everyone has their own method, this one works for me for now. Did over 400 nuts like this last winter and will easily do over 400 again this year.
A majority of our trees we grew from seed hit the 4 foot mark this year. One tree I planted last year is nearly 12 foot tall now.
we have 97 trees planted on our farm right now with plans to grow several acres of chestnut trees.
Do you have any videos of your process?
Thanks for saving the American chestnut I love trees all the best👍🏻😀
Thanks for watching, I appreciate it.
I tried doing this before (unsuccessfully) with various red oak species. This has been a thorough explanation and is very much appreciated. I will definitely be doing this every year with American Chestnuts. Thank you for this video
You are very welcome, If it helped you would you consider sharing it? Just remember when stratifying nuts/Acorns you want the peat moss damp but not soaked. Good luck on your tree growing journey.
Cool process. Never k ew how to do this. Thanks Joey
you are welcome Hank
That is a great idea to grow them...Looking forward for nest update
My first time trying to grow them, Wish me luck
So begins the plantation. Good video buddy. It will be interesting to follow this over the next few months. ATB
Thanks Paul, I had ordered over 300 nuts from 4 different varieties. But due to our cold spring the chestnut crops in the US did not do well this year so my order was not completed. So I decided to go with with a few Dunstan Chestnuts this year as sort of a soft run just to gain some experience.
Excellent idea. They will be usefull anyway and a great learning opportunity. Best of luck
@@huntshackwildernessexperie6820 Thank you Paul, Stay warm and dry
Nicely done. Just bought some chestnuts from the grocery store. Instead of eating them. I'm off to stratify them today. Already have some pecans stratifying from about a month ago.
Between nut varieties and apples, my mother's ranch is going to be full of nutritious delicious snacks.....some day.
Thank you, and good luck. We have about 400 chestnuts from 11 different cultivars stratifying in the fridge right now. We also have about 20 Paw Paw seeds stratifying also.
@@MySliceOfHeavenoutdoors any consideration on selling baby trees? I want to get to that point -- shipping to nearby towns around the Houston area.
@@AlexGallegos we sold a few this year and intend on selling more starting late spring of 2021
@@MySliceOfHeavenoutdoors THAT'S NICE! Sell locally or to other states? I'd be interested since the seeds I just put in the fridge are of Italian chestnut trees - not American.
@@AlexGallegos I have no American trees stratifying. All my nuts are from Chinese trees.
Where I work we have pin oaks and I took some to put out on boarder of my food plot . Same premise should apply here I'd think . Thanks joey !!
Yes, this way works for oaks also. They need to go through a period of cold before they will germinate
I haven’t seen chestnut since I was a kid. I really liked them. Thanks for sharing. Merry Christmas 🎄🎁
Same here, You are very welcome, Merry Christmas
What a fun idea! I’ll be checking back in to see how these go for you :)
Thank you, I hope they go well too, Cross your fingers for me
Stratifying chestnut ! Very interesting ! Thanks so much for showing us how to stratify chestnuts . You did very well in demontrating 🌷🌷🌷😎😎😎👍👍👍🌷🌷🌷👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Thank you, I always feel I could do better. I get so nervous making videos sometimes, lol
@@MySliceOfHeavenoutdoors no i think you are doing so great ! I wish i could do well like you ! You are so welcome. And have a wonderful week.. Have a Happy Christmas and happy new years 😍😍😍🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷👍👍👍
@@lifeisgoodregardless1942 Thank you again, Merry Christmas
Always wondered how to do this, looks pretty similar to Acorns for Oak trees. Thanks for sharing!
Yes, Acorns are done the same way, thanks for watching.
Thanks for walking us through this! I'm looking forward to following along with this process and to see how they do for you. Are you going to plant them on your property in the Spring?
I will be putting them on my property, but not till fall. Our plan is to have a 6 acre chestnut orchard.
Enjoyed a few hours of your videos today! Thank you for always having such awesome content!
Thank you so much
This is pretty cool ty for sharing this Joey!🤗💖🎄
You are welcome Joy, glad you liked it.
Great information! I did not know this! 👍👍😎 ~Maverick
Thank you, I am glad you enjoyed it
Thanks buddy for the great video 👍👍👍
Thank you John
I don't think chestnuts will grow in my area but down here garlic needs to go though a similar stratification process to produce bulbs. I've tried twice (so far) without success, but never give up.
This is my first attempt, wish me luck.
Very nice haven’t seen this done. Kind of like planing acorns.
Yes, acorns are done the same way
here we are LOL
Great info 😊
Thank you, Glad you enjoyed it
great video brother i know nothing about this thumbs up
Thank you sir.
yep Still going.
Thanks again
Acts of creation are ordinarily reserved for gods and poets, but humbler folk may circumvent this restriction if they know how. To plant a pine, for example, one need be neither god nor poet; one need only own a shovel.
Aldo Leopold
very nice quote, thanks for watching
hey thanks for the video. im in alabama and my tree dropped them in september if i put them in the fridge now 60-90 days will be January what am i supposed to do with them untill then? it will still be really cold for another couple months. can i wait and put them in the fridge in maybe December so it will be around march?
You can just leave them in the fridge till you are ready to plant. I put mine in the fridge now and leave them till beginning of April.
A little longer wont hurt.
Hope this helps.
@@MySliceOfHeavenoutdoors ok yes thank you that helps a lot.
That's some good info Joey! I have some pawpaw seeds I'm debating whether I want to grow now. I think you'll have good luck with chestnuts. Have you ever used rootmakers? I've heard great things about them. The rootmakers air prune the roots and transplant usually go well when they're used.
I have heard of them, I am trying the cheap route. See all those liter water bottles behind me in the video? thats what I plan on transplanting them into. I will put drainage holes in the bottoms and half way up the sides.
I originally had ordered over 300 chestnuts of 4 different varieties. But due to the poor chestnut harvest this year my order was not fulfilled. So I ordered Dunstans. I just got an email a week ago saying they were sold out now too.
I got lucky to get these I guess.
@@MySliceOfHeavenoutdoors I'm sorry to hear about the poor harvest. I thought chestnuts were really reliable droppers. That's interesting. I'm glad you were able to make out with some Dunstans anyhow. Are you growing them for wildlife or to sell the chestnuts? I thought I remember you saying to sell the nuts.
@@ChipsOutdoorChannel Hey Chip, Usually they are reliable droppers, but the late cold spell we had this spring came when the chestnuts were very vulnerable. Set them back and they never really recovered. Yes, we are planning to sell them for extra income when we retire.
I did not want dunstans but it was what I could get, I figure this will be sort of a soft run for me. I can gain some experience.
@@MySliceOfHeavenoutdoors I see. It was one of the crazier years I've seen with weather, so I can certainly see that happening. I planted trees in the Spring and got hammered with a hard frost less than a week later. It might not hurt having different varieties in the end. It sounds like you're heading in that direction. I got respect for anyone that plants trees. It's hard work!
@@ChipsOutdoorChannel Thank you Chip, Have a great weekend
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Thank you
Good video...where did you get your nuts from?
Hey Joe, I got the nuts from Chestnut Ridge, I had ordered over 300 nuts of 4 different varieties from another place. but there was a chestnut shortage this year do to the cold spring and my order never got fulfilled.
So I bought these Dunstan chestnuts. I got an email from them last week saying they have since sold out, I got lucky with these.
@@MySliceOfHeavenoutdoors thanks for the info!
Good info, Joey. Will all of the chestnuts create a tree, if germinated? Pretty interesting.
If they germinate they will, as long as I did everything right, lol You can get a bad nut from time to time also
Great information, Joey! If you can do this, you could totally do mushrooms!
Rob
Thankful Rob, cross your fingers for me.
🤞🤞
If I got the nuts from the ground do I do this step right away or do I let them dry up and harden a little bit
You want to do it right away
@@MySliceOfHeavenoutdoors so if I have them out right now they are bad already
@robertmccarthy6020 not necessarily. You can squeeze them, they should be hard and firm. if soft, they may be bad.
You can also do a water test. Fill a bowl with water, floaters they say are no good, if they sink, they are good.
But I don't put a lot of trust into this method.
Also if left out in open air they may start to mold
@@MySliceOfHeavenoutdoors so most of the nuts I found even before I. Brought them in I did the squeeze test and they all seemed to have a soft side and I did many types and areas they all seemed that way but when I did the float test they sunk. So yes I’m not sure if I should waste my time with doing this or if it’s just a fail already but yes I have t found any that had a complete hard all around but they all look good from visual test like size and appearance