My Edible Fruit Trees: Chestnut Trees NSW

Chestnut - Chinese

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Castanea mollisima. Fast growing hardy early bearing species.

Chestnut - April Gold (Grafted) ^2/10

Planted: 2007

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 4 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pruned By: 20% in Spring

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: cow lucerne blood and bone

Organic Status:Organic

Chestnut - Reilly

Chestnut - seedling

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easy from seed and hardy. Need excellent drainage. Come true and bear early from seed. plant a grove for pollination

Chinese Water Chestnut (Seedling) ^10/10

Comments: - Set up a chub for these , looking forward to eat g fresh .looking for a solar pump to keep them fresh .

Planted: 2019

Qty: 1

Pollination: Self Pollination

Chinese Water Chestnut

Chinese Water Chestnut ^8/10

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I have wanted this plant for ages, because the chestnuts taste great in asian dishes... now I am doubly keen because I have started basket-weaving, and the stems are wonderful fibres!

Pollination: No

Chinese Water Chestnut

Chinese Water Chestnut ^9/10

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Very easy to grow.  Grew3 plant in laundry tub last year.  Just replanted 2 tubs this week.  Good crop. kept well in fridge.

Fruiting Months May

Planted: 2008

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Manure, compost some blood and bone at start

Pest Control:

No problems

Organic Status:Organic

Guiana Chestnut

Guiana Chestnut (Seedling) ^2/10

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The first one died and the second is not looking very well. I think the site is just a little to cold in winter and the seedling is just to young.

Planted: 2007

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Pest Control:

Nil required

Guiana Chestnut

Malabar Chestnut ^8/10

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I like a plant that doesn't die :)

I also like that this tree has such a beautiful form, we are very excited to have three nuts forming this year (2012).

Planted: 2009

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 3 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Pest Control:

No problems so far.

Malabar Chestnut ^3/10

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Struggling a bit.

Still growing slowly - likes lots of water

This plant is really struggling after 4 years, have moved to a new location with more sun.

Move didn't work it is now deceased.

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Home compost

When I Fertilise: Spring

Organic Status:Organic

Malabar Chestnut

Height 0.75 metres

Growing: In a Pot