Dunstan Chestnut Trees

[mcbuck58]

I'll post pics tomorrow, but I looked today and there is NO moisture on the side walls or the lid. Also looked like the was a slight white film on top of the soil. That doesn't appear good to me. I'd like your recommendation after I post pics on what to do. Thanks again!

I've never seen a white film on top of the soil. When I did find mold you couldn't see it on top of the dirt. It was around the nut in a cluster of dirt and mold. I just went out in the garage and pulled a tray and took two pictures.

You can see condensation on the inside of the lid. The soil is moist to the touch but not wet. Here are two pictures from last February when I pulled them out. That soil was moist to the touch but not wet.

Lets see those pictures when you get a chance.

 

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You know what. I liked this post back in November. Just reread since I replyed to Popcorn. If you have empty husk (you called them shells) that means the tree got pollinated. The burs (female flower) had to be pollinated from the floret bundles on the catkins (male flowers) from another tree to start growing into a husk. A chestnut tree does not grow husk without being pollinated.

The forester that pointed it out to be indicated that was what happens when the tree pollinates itself, it doesn't work well. That's why there were no other chinese chestnut offspring trees in the area despite this tree being huge and about 100 years old. I have not investigated to see what the nuts look like since then. I did also plant several chinese chesnut seedlings about 10 years ago. I have seen a few nuts on them and they are starting to come along, maybe 10' or so. Hopefully I will have enough viable trees to have good nut production in the future.