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  1. Sparkynutz

    One Thousand Chestnut Trees - a Whitetail Deer Project

    I took the year off from growing new trees and now its hitting me how much fun growing them was. I still have about 15 dormant potted trees in my garage but they aren't much to mess with besides watering about twice a month. I might have to grow some again next year and give them away. I don't...
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    Growing Chestnuts for Wildlife

    My biggest tree from last year never lost its leaves all winter keeping them until not sure when this spring. They were dead and brown. Tree looks healthy as can be now. I thought it was dead but but it has maintained it's steady lead over the rest of last year's trees.
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    Growing Chestnuts for Wildlife

    I would think it will come around. I had one tree that I planted in a really bad spot and didn't cage or mark. I cut it off accidently mowing 3 times. The last time I saw the leaves laying there and tried to dig it out with a small shovel which happened to cut the main root in half. I tossed it...
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    Growing Chestnuts for Wildlife

    Don't be sorry. I'm happy to have the input! When I can get the wife to come out to the land with me I'll post up some pics of me by my biggest trees :)
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    Growing Chestnuts for Wildlife

    Yes, the back four pots on right side are Benton harbor. The initial batch of trees started in rm18s got pretty root bound and planted or repotted later than they should have. I have since been keeping a better eye on them and up sizing to various pots I had according to size. The ones in white...
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    Growing Chestnuts for Wildlife

    This is my last pic of the smaller trees I have left at home about 3 weeks ago before I repotted all the ones in white pots to larger 3 gallon. I have one planted at my land from this year just over 4ft and most about the size of largest one in pic or just a tad bigger. Any tips? All were...
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