Chestnuts Do Not Fall in December

Chestnuts
Chestnuts

We haven’t posted in quite a while, for which we are very sorry. Sometimes you just get so busy you don’t have time to write like you should. Come by and see us and we will tell you all about it.

While you are here let us show you our chestnut trees–amazing trees with an amazing story. We have a good supply of chestnuts right now but they won’t last long. Come get yours today (please call ahead).

Chestnut Burr
Chestnut Burr

When the first settlers came to North America, the American Chestnut was the majority tree in the forests east of the

Green Chestnuts in the Tree
Green Chestnuts in the Tree

Mississippi. By the early 20th century nearly all of them had died from Chestnut Blight, imported to America on infected nursery stock from European and Asian Chestnut varieties.