thats interesting, I am sure in the SE part of the state they may hold much more attractive then near agriculture areas.My dad has several of them.
I go there every fall to collect them to roast some over a fire, and never really saw any deer sign around the trees. Maybe because he has a large garden and orchard as well.
Could be, I have seen the squirrels get into the chestnuts quite a bit. I am sure the orchard close by probably affects their use as a preferred food choice. If I remember to do this, I'll put a camera up this fall and see.thats interesting, I am sure in the SE part of the state they may hold much more attractive then near agriculture areas.
Yea it is interesting, I have just read so much about the trees being a huge draw for the deer on other sites. I am suprised no one else has any input!Could be, I have seen the squirrels get into the chestnuts quite a bit. I am sure the orchard close by probably affects their use as a preferred food choice. If I remember to do this, I'll put a camera up this fall and see.
I totally agree, where I posted early you can see where I said that deer in areas of less agriculture will be much more interested in them!There are 3 trees where I hunt. next to soybeans or corn. I doubt the deer want to bother with the casings over the nuts. these trees are about 25 years old and not sure which chestnuts they are.
Excellent post! A+++The American Chestnut trees in the 1800's made up 40 to 50% of the tree's in Ohio. Most of the furniture in that time period was made of the chestnut tree.
Yes it is a huge draw to all animals that feast on acorns.. The blight which was brought over from across the sea's killed most of them. There are severel crosses out the that still retain thee american chestnut size and growth.. One is in florida I think it is the dunsten cheastnut... I think. most out there will start producing at 5 years. There is an american cheastnut society if you choise to join. They are fairly active.I think there are some people from Ohio university that are apart of it.. Shawnee state forest has some stands of them as does an Island somewhere up north that were not affected by the blight..
When they drop the deer will run to them. Unlike the acorn they don't taste bitter... If you have property that you can plant an acre or two I would. It doesn't matter what kind the asian ones don't get as that as the native American Chestnut does... Ag. area or not they will leave an area faster for a stand of chestnuts yhen they leave for acorns.
I just don't see how the Indians walked barefoot with all the husk on the ground...LOL
I am a Chestnut FAN.....
I am not that close, I know it is over but if I had the time and it was a little closer I would of went. I like chestnut trees and would like to be part of the reintroduction of the trees. I get and up date of the cheastnut foundation on face book whan ever they post info...I dont know how close you are But the Switzerland Co. Indiana is having a workshop on Chesnut trees at their conservation Breakfast The 14th of Apr
Never worked with the wood but the trim in the Hayes is beautiful. The former President used up all he could find and he was home grown.I am not that close, I know it is over but if I had the time and it was a little closer I would of went. I like chestnut trees and would like to be part of the reintroduction of the trees. I get and up date of the cheastnut foundation on face book whan ever they post info...
Thank's for the A+++ I really dig the cheastnut tree
I just see the blight as the small pox's of the tree kingdom... All do to the import export thing. Importing disease's/invasive species seems to be what we do.