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Wed, Dec 26, 07 at 19:50
| Recently, I received a bag of chestnuts from an American Chestnut tree. What do I have to do to plant theses chestnuts so they will sprout into saplings? |
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- Posted by georgez5il z5 IL (My Page) on Thu, Dec 27, 07 at 10:38
| Store the seed at 40F for 3 months then scarify and soak in water for 24 hours. clver the seed soil temp 65-70F & takes 14-35 days to germinate. |
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| I currently have a number of Chestnut seeds stored in moist peat in the fridge. Some have split open, and are getting ready to go. When can I be sure the time is right? |
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| Last November I placed two genetically pure American Chestnut seeds in the fridge in damp Sphagnum in plastic bag with a few holes. I have been so busy with Butternut tree starts that I had forgotten about them, but my wife discovered them in late June this year sprouting in the fridge. Had never tried to grow Chestnut trees before. So I planted shallowly in 7" x 16" deep treepots and kept very well watered. I waited about a week and carefully dug the spouts up and replanted with leaf sprouts just through the suface. I now have one tree with very good leaf formation and am going to lift the other spout out again tonight to see if it is still alive. |
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