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Tue, Nov 13, 12 at 20:09
| The nut trees will NOT be grown where I currently live, which is northern MI; I don't have the space.
I plan to grow nut trees in the southern most part of MI, the gardening zone there is 6b. I am wondering what nut trees will grow well there without having to give any special protection for them. If they reqire some sort of maintenance (i.e. winter protection) I will do so; however I'd like to reduce the workload on myself as much as possible. The trees I'm interested in are... Chestnut
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- Posted by greenthumbzdude (My Page) on Tue, Nov 13, 12 at 21:42
| Well I would try the permaculture approach. To begin with, it would help to get a timber type of chestnut. Hybrids with american chestnut would work like the ones Okios tree crops sells. 'Dustan' Chestnut might work as well. Then you plant pecan with the chestnuts. Space them out 15-20 feet apart. They will eventually form a forest with a canopy. AFter that you plant hazel nuts underneath them (go with the american hazelnut) since they can handle shade and are considered understory trees/shrubs. So in end you will have a nut forest. I would stay away from walnut since they produce toxins that can poison other trees. Almonds need sun but are short growing so they wouldnt do well in this "forest". You could try hickory, there are some good tasting variesties. Also beech would work;their nuts are high in fat. |
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| Properly selected northern/far-northern pecan varieties (or seedlings) will do fine. I have friends in Flint & Eaton Rapids areas who have been growing - and fruiting - pecans there, for decades. By all means, include some hickories and black walnuts in the mix. Can't imagine that the chestnuts wouldn't be OK, too. Check the MI Nutgrowers Assn. website, linked below. You may have accomplished growers in your area who can tell you specifically which varieties would be your best bet. |
Here is a link that might be useful: MI Nutgrowers Assn.
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