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Tiny chestnuts?
Louise B
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in Fruit & veg
Hello, I bought a house that came with a chestnut tree in the garden that's about 30 years old at a guess. We've been here a few years now and it does produce nuts, but they're all pea sized and inedible. The tree itself is covered in moss and lichen and it seems to send up a lot of shoots from the base. The soil isn't good as it's full of stones. Is there anything I can do to encourage it to produce proper chestnuts? I'd love to keep it but otherwise it's for the chop I'm afraid as i'd like a productive garden and it litters, takes up a lot of space and creates too much shade to not be contributing. Thanks
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Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Don't the sweet chestnuts have a spiral appearance to the bark?
A look at the leaves would show which you've got
In the sticks near Peterborough
Thought so. I can't see enough to know if it'sbig and beautiful Edd
In the sticks near Peterborough
I wouldn't
In the sticks near Peterborough
Neither would I
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.