Dunston chestnuts

[The Night Stalker]

I had about 180 chestnuts that I stratified using three different methods in order to get them to germinate. Two I them worked ,so now our living room is full of small starter pots and still have at least 60-100 seeds. Walmart sells these for 25 dollars a tree through Real tree nurseries. If anyone is close, and wants to try to grow some seedlings, I can hook you up.  Deer are said to prefer these 100 to 1 over white oaks.
 I do have two seedlings from the American chestnut foundation. I hoped they survived the winter. My hope is to save all the seeds  and restore the American chestnut to my farm.

[Pat B]

I'm not familiar with the Dunston Chestnuts but I am familiar with the ACF's varieties. Is this just another variety of disease resistant Am. Chestnut?

[The Night Stalker]

They were crossed back in the 50's or so.  All of your wildlife trees are for the most part Dunstons. My American chestnuts are 15/16 93% American chestnut and are suppose to be blight resistant and are the result of breeding since the 1980's. I won two seedlings in a lottery and had to sigh a germination agreement.

[fmscan]

Guys, Thank you for your efforts to get the chestnut back, I think that is giving back to Mother Nature!      

[varmint101]

I saw these advertised in the latest QDM magazine, but thought it said Mossy Oak's Nativ Nursery.  Either way I definitely want to try and get some going around here.  Saw some advertised in the Burgess catalog I got a few weeks ago.

[The Night Stalker]

I have bought many trees from native nurseries. I am waiting for an order  to be shipped the 4th week of March. Their chestnuts are most likely Dunstons.  A 300 dollar donation to the chestnut foundation will get you three genetic chestnuts to stratify.