Heather Davies

steve barker wrote:i have small trees available that i started from burnt ridge nuts. they would save you 2 years of waiting.

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Thanks, Steve! What varieties do you have? Are you out on the Olympic Peninsula? When would they be ready to pick up? Would they be potted or bare root? I'm on the East side of the Cascades so the timing would have to be right if bare root.

Hi Ginny! Oh my goodness that's a good looking mill! Wow! Are any of your mills especially good for chestnuts?

Wow, she's gorgeous! I'm of the school of thought that while their wishes may not be as important to me as my own, they do have validity. So if it doesn't make you unhappy for her to be a house chicken, then I vote house chicken.

Hi Jen,

Maybe you've already seen these, but if not, I planted a variety of things this spring in Speed Baskets from gopherbasket.com. I haven't lost anything I planted in these to gophers or voles yet, and we have tons of them. The baskets are taller than their pot size so they protrude from the ground to protect from things on the surface. I haven't had any above ground damage so this either works, or it's the wrong season for that problem in my area. This company has heavier gopher baskets too that may be worth trying.

Good luck!!

Heather

Janet Reed wrote:Surprisingly I found the Washington Chestnut Company online with a lot of info about cultivars etc.  

They are on the West side which is a long way from me.

Janet, are you interested in growing them? I expect I'll have more seed than I have room for and I'm happy to share the extras.

Heather

Heather Davies wrote:

Abe Coley wrote:Burnt Ridge has chestnut seed for sale right now for fall shipping.

Are you referring to their American Chestnut seeds? If so, those are not blight resistant. If not, can you be more specific? I couldn't find any other seed, just seedlings. Thanks!

Nevermind. I found them. They have soooo many different kinds. My head is swimming! Thanks so much, Abe!

Abe Coley wrote:Burnt Ridge has chestnut seed for sale right now for fall shipping.

Are you referring to their American Chestnut seeds? If so, those are not blight resistant. If not, can you be more specific? I couldn't find any other seed, just seedlings. Thanks!

Janet Reed wrote:I guess what I’m saying is…I have never seen any grown up here…Horse Chestnuts yes.  Edible Chestnuts no…but I’m in zone 3/4.  If you asked Wa State Cooperative Extension they could probably tell you more about why we don’t see them here.

Good luck!

Edible chestnuts aren't native to this area, but they can be grown here. American Chestnuts, which are edible, are native to the other side of the country, but most were killed by blight in the 1900s.

Hi Janet,

I'm in the upper right corner too. :) Thanks for your suggestion, but I'm asking if anyone on Permies (who is in the US NW) is selling chestnuts.

Best!

Heather

Thanks for the suggestions, Bruce. I checked with the state office (in WA that's the Department of Natural Resources, for anyone who may be interested) and they don't have chestnuts, just various conifers. I got some seedlings from an agency in Idaho earlier this year, but they also only had conifers.

The seed I've seen online (that's still available) can't be shipped to WA so  that's why I'm looking for someone local, that and I think local seed from a healthy tree would have the best chance.

Good luck with your chestnuts!