Sweet chestnut - how far north?

[wrsni]

were are you talking about in NI as we have some

 

Mid-Antrim, lowland location.

 

Not going to risk widespread planting of them but I've a few gaps to fill in a new (1 year old) woodland planting and with ash still off the menu I fancy putting in maybe 2 or 3 dozen of them just to see what happens.

 

Seems like they'd be worth a go anyway but even though there's no rush to get them in for a month I'd need to get on the ball pretty quick as I doubt any of the suppliers over here will have them from stock.

 

Thanks for all contributions.

[muldonach]

Mid-Antrim, lowland location.

 

Not going to risk widespread planting of them but I've a few gaps to fill in a new (1 year old) woodland planting and with ash still off the menu I fancy putting in maybe 2 or 3 dozen of them just to see what happens.

 

Seems like they'd be worth a go anyway but even though there's no rush to get them in for a month I'd need to get on the ball pretty quick as I doubt any of the suppliers over here will have them from stock.

 

Thanks for all contributions.

 

Just across the water from you and we have plenty of them in an old mixed policy wood - they will do fine but do tend to shake and spiral as others have already commented

 

Cheers

mac

[AlexB]

It can be like a weed here in notts s yorks.

[wrsni]

Ordered three dozen mid week and should have them in a week or so.

 

Be interesting to have something a wee bit different and hopefully end up with at least a dozen or so decent trees out of that for the future.

[SteveA]

Thinking of planting some sweet chestnut in our coppice with standards (South West Wales).

[RealEstate]

What soil do they like?

[wrsni]

What soil do they like?

 

A decent loam as far as I can figure.

[ArthurBottlesworth]

Been trying them out in Berwyns, at 1000 feet exposed to east winds

Put in about 20

They tend to break in gales, which spoils the shape, but generally happy with them

 

Where you buying from ?