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Gardening

Denninmi

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7. Chestnuts will give a higher overall yield.

Reply to mopinko (Original post)

Fri Dec 7, 2012, 03:46 PM

Dec 2012

But they get enormous. Filberts would be far more pragmatic for smaller spaces. If you do filberts, you MUST get varieties immune to Eastern Filbert Blight. Non-resistant varieties are about 100% guaranteed to die when they reach a good bearing size.

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hazelnuts, chestnuts, or?? [View all] mopinko Nov 2012 OP

Almonds immediately come to mind but you can't grow them everywhere Shagbark Hickory Nov 2012 #1

in chicago mopinko Nov 2012 #2

What about almond? They are SO beautiful BlueToTheBone Nov 2012 #3

i am zoned 6.5 mopinko Nov 2012 #4

Chestnuts are giant BlueToTheBone Nov 2012 #5

Butternut? Agony Dec 2012 #6

Chestnuts will give a higher overall yield. Denninmi Dec 2012 #7