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Anyone here growing a fruit forest? (slrpnk.net)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/greenspace@beehaw.org
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If so, which fruits and other plants are you growing?

What is currently producing?

How do you manage the size of your trees?

Do you make compost, or do you only use mulch to build soil fertility?

Which climate are you in?

I'm interested to know how popular fruit forests are in this community and how others are doing it.

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[–] 3 points 1 year ago (4 children)

They're american chestnut, several given to us by a friend without any kind of cultivar information. We've also got another nursery owner who'll sometimes give me a bag of horse chestnut seeds when the trees that line his property have a good year

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Is there no chestnut blight in your area?

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    It's in the area, but our nursery friend's trees have been unaffected so far. It's possible that the other batch came from an improved stock / from transgenic trees but I don't seem to have confirmation in my notes

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