I ordered another 10-pack of Dunstan Chestnut trees this week. They should ship sometime the 2nd week of April.
I need to replace a few that I killed by over watering, and add a few new ones to fill out my grove.
I think chestnuts are very susceptible to having water-logged roots.
I planted a row of chestnuts in a depression at our farm, because we get even less rain than you guys do in Misery.
Unfortunately, the next spring was very wet and our ground was soggy for five months. Only one chestnut survived, and it was at the end of the row on slightly higher ground.
I had even run the roto-tiller behind the tractor and made wide bowls before planting to really make the chestnuts drought resistant. I was kind of proud of my work on that project ... and my hubris clearly resulted in excess rains!
