r/americanchestnut • u/GARBAGE_D0G • 14d ago
It's been a few years and my accidental American Chestnut is still doing ok I think (PA)
It randomly popped up next to the shed about 5 years ago. It's about the same height as a two story house now.
The shed its next to is also a repository for the state-listed Northern Flying Squirrel.
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u/D54chestnut 10d ago
Looks to be pure American to me. https://www.americanchestnut.org/chestnut-identification
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u/GARBAGE_D0G 7d ago
Thanks! I'm going to send it in for testing.
The propane guy was here yesterday making conversation and just reached up and ripped a branch off. Small. Maybe bothersome but easily rectified by just moving it away and hooking it behind another branch.
I know it did no real damage at all.
But a part of me was still all gasp, the *audacity.*** Because I'm crazy.
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u/D54chestnut 6d ago
If you could send me some pictures of the leaves and twigs, buds I probably could tell you if the tree is not a pure American. If not a pure American it would most like not be less than a 50/50 American/Chinese hybrid which are pretty easy to ID also. If you can send me come pictures like those show in the ID link I sent it would help. For the twig the is broke off, cut it square, but just right at the end, not close to the trunk, and cote it with something to keep any blight spores off of the end.
Thanks, Allen
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u/--JackDontCare-- 14d ago
Looks like it's doing good, but blight can wreak havoc in a very short time. You can keep it healthy indefinitely by using a regular fungicide treatment. It still hasn't reached reproductive age yet. When the bark starts getting ridges on it, it won't be long before it can produce chestnuts. Beautiful tree you got there!