Figuring Out How to Bring Back a Lost Giant...the American Chestnut
Are you thinking of growing a potted olive tree? Or maybe you already have one…but you’re still waiting for olives. Olive trees are tough as nails. They can take more cold than many people realize. And they’re really beautiful, too. Put these all together, and you have a great potted plant for a cold-climate garden.
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In my new book, Grow Olives Where You Think You Can't, I tell you everything you need to know to successfully grow an olive tree in a pot!
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In this episode, we dig into some history, a sad story – and hope.
All this from a tree that was known as the redwood of the east. A towering tree prized for its wood. A tree pivotal to the forest ecosystem.
And by the 1950s, it was thought to be extinct in Ontario.
But it wasn’t extinct. And it’s not extinct now.
We head to southwestern Ontario to find out what the Canadian Chestnut Council is doing to bring the American chestnut back to the landscape.
Whether you’re a forager, interested in food forests, or want to grow nuts, this is a fun chat.
We talk about:
- The American chestnut, and the place it held in the ecosystem
- Chestnut blight, and its effect on chestnut populations
- The “Canadian” American chestnut
- Breeding disease-resistance American chestnut varieties
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