6 thin cuttings of organic Dunstan American-Chinese disease resistant chestnut

Description: There is something nice and special about the people who love plants .*.*. Welcome to My Beautiful World of Gardening! . *.*. My garden is 100% organic. I do not use any chemicals You will receive: 6 thin fresh cutting of organic Dunstan American-Chinese disease resistant chestnut for rooting and grafting.Fresh cuttings means that I will go to my garden, select nice tree branches, and cut them into several pieces. These cuttings will be shipped to you the SAME DAY I cut them. Unrooted cuttings. No roots. The length of the cuttings is 6-8". Their diameter is 3-8 mm, up to the pencil diameter. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Dunstan Chestnut trees grow successfully from Maine and New York, west to Illinois and Wisconsin and south to east Texas and Florida.USDA Hardiness Zones: 5-9 Wonderful disease-resistant plant. Great investment. Expensive nuts, expensive lumber. Attracts wildlife. Deer love the nuts.For pollination, plant two or more trees approximately 20-50 ft from each other. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* My trees are tall and upright. * They are sturdy: they survived frost and droughts well* Glossy leaf also look like a Chinese Chestnut * Each of these trees produces a very large amount of great-tasting nuts every year!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Additional information:Dr. Robert T. Dunstan was born in Windsor, NC in 1901. He went to college at Trinity College (now Duke University). Bob Dunstan became interested in the plants and soon began experimenting with growing grapes. Dr. Robert T. Dunstan was born in Windsor, NC in 1901. He went to college at Trinity College (now Duke University). Bob Dunstan became interested in the plants and soon began experimenting with growing grapes. He was crossing European grapes with disease-resistant American Muscadine grapes. Because the two species have different numbers of chromosomes, all of his efforts in breeding failed; the hybrids were sterile. However, by chance, Dunstan tried doubling the number of chromosomes using the mutagenic chemical Colchicine. The use of the tetraploid vines enabled the hybrids to become fertile and produce seed! He sent plants to geneticist, Dr. Haig Dermen, at the USDA Station at Beltsville. Dermen confirmed the hybridity and Dunstan published a ground-breaking article in the Journal of Heredity describing his work.Dunstan Chestnuts are named after Bob Dunstan. The Dunstan Chestnuts are the first chestnuts to ever receive U.S. Plant Patents. These are hybrids of American and Chinese chestnuts. They are healthy, vigorous, and bear heavily every year.These hybrids produce heavy yearly crops of very large and sweet-tasting nuts. The nuts are large. They average 15-35 nuts per 1 lb, as compared to Chinese nuts (35-100/lb) and American nuts (75-150/lb). They are much better tasting than imported European nuts and are never bland or bitter. The nuts peel easily, unlike imports, that have clinging and ingrown seed coats. The nuts ripen in September and October and most fall free from the burrs for easy harvesting. Dunstan Chestnuts can produce nuts in just 3-5 years after planting. There has not been a single reported instance of Dunstan Chestnuts dying of blight infection in over 30 years. This includes research and breeding programs as well as the many other locations where the Dunstan Chestnuts have been grown throughout the nation. Some ideas - how to root chestnut cuttings:Slice off a sliver of bark from two sides of the base of each cutting with a sharp knife. Dip the cuttings in a solution of root-promoting compound such as IBA, a hormone in the auxin family. Be sure the compound comes in contact with the sections of the cuttings from which you removed bark.Insert the bottom half of each cutting into a moistened mixture of equal parts sand and peat in a planting container. Place the containers in a loosely closed plastic bag. Move to a protected spot that gets indirect light. Keep the planting medium moist but not damp. Mist the cuttings every other day until one or more roots. You will see the roots emerge through the container's drain holes.Transplant the rooted cuttings into larger containers or flower beds filled with good potting soil. Keep the chestnut cuttings in indirect light and water well on a weekly basis during dry periods.Move your new trees to their permanent locations the following fall. Plant in moist, well-draining soil in an area with full or partial sun. Chestnuts prefer soil that is slightly acidic with a pH under 6.7, so add amendments if necessary with a phosphorous-rich fertilizer or aluminum sulfate. Make sure the trees will have sufficient space to grow.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Different people use different rooting and grafting methods. Some use dump paper in a zip-lock bag placed on top of refrigerator, and some use sophisticated ultrasonic fog systems. I can't provide any related advice and/or take any responsibility for what my buyers do with my cuttings or how they perform rooting, grafting, or using these cuttings as chewing sticks. My name is not Rockefeller, and I can't refund your unsuccessful rooting or grafting experiments. I am an old retired gardener who is selling his plants on eBay. Thank you for your understanding and good luck to you! Plant Kindness

Price: 15.99 USD

Location: King George, Virginia

End Time: 2024-09-02T19:51:54.000Z

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