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Chestnuts

Chestnuts – Iowa Nut Growers

Video January 27, 2015 RedFernFarm

From: www.iowanutgrowers.org

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Where can I buy trees?

Red Fern Farm has retired from the nursery business, so you will no longer see tree seedlings for sale in our shop. We have passed on our excellent seed genetics and growing practices to Canopy, where you can purchase potted and bare-root trees.

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Recent Videos

  1. Practical Farmers of Iowa hosted a workshop on growing chestnuts commercially. They videoed the conference. This video of Tom goes into details about Establishment and maintenance. You will find the same details in our chestnut primer (available on this website for down load). If you don’t like reading, enjoy the video:

    Establishing and Maintaining Chestnuts Video

    November 26, 2019 Kathy Dice

  2. Tom Wahl spoke on site selection and care of chestnut trees at the Chestnut conference in Letts, Iowa on February 11, 2017. The conference was video taped.  This video is 1 hour and 20 minute long. It covers hardiness zones, drainage needs, Ph requirements and more for chestnut trees.  Information from the conference is available.

    You can  watch the vidoe and others from the chestnut conferce on you tube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aV_U0k-lmg

    Tom Wahl on Site Selection and Care of Chestnuts

    March 25, 2017 Kathy Dice
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Recent Posts

  • You-Pick at Red Fern Farm, Done for 2024 June 16, 2024
  • Trees for 2025 November 25, 2023
  • You-Pick at Red Fern Farm 2023 – Done August 6, 2023
  • You-Pick at Red Fern Farm 2022 August 28, 2022
  • Scionwood available, 2022 January 12, 2022

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