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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,128

    I've been doing a bit of googling and there are odd bits of information out there on the web saying that there is something that sweet chestnuts can be grafted onto to restrict their growth, but I can't find anyone offering them for sale .......... so far ............ 


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • Sarah boddeSarah bodde Posts: 32
    Thanks I saw that about grafting them mmm very interesting going to do some more digging around the web see if I can find anything
  • Sarah boddeSarah bodde Posts: 32
    Yes done some digging and in actual fact a company has done this but they sold out very quickly and they not sure if they will be geting anymore in gutted
  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,441

    what is grafted onto what?



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,128

    Google found references to grafting onto oak and other chestnut relatives, but I couldn't tie any reference to any rootstock with any reference to dwarfing - if you get my meaning. 


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,441

    Oak. So slow growing rather than dwarf?

    I'll  be letting someone else test drive that oneimage



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,128

    Me too image


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • WelshonionWelshonion Posts: 3,114

    If sweet chestnuts are growing 'au naturel' they should not be expected to bear fruit until they are 8 year's old.

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