castorp, I've planted some chinkapin nuts, but never eaten any. They are, indeed, small - on the order of the size of a large English pea or small Garbanzo bean. I've planted a number of chestnuts around the farm here - and have a few 'natives' in the woods, but like crabjoe, I would not want one in my yard, due to the spiny burrs - and the overwhelming stench they exude when in bloom.

Should work OK. Much the same method has been used to select the hybrids in the first place. Resin

Sharon, You make a good point, I really don't know, but what you say makes very good sense. On the site that sells Chestnut trees to the growers, they were talking about what the 'Growers' should do to maximize their crop yield is intersperse a one to ten ratio of a different hybrid. We don't need 'maximized crop yields', just enough for the furry tailed tree critters with some left over for us :) I will be starting the seeds in my green house with a heat mat under under the pots. I will post the progress on them. These are gorgeous looking nuts, far superior to those Chinese nuts you get in stores, Lou

Karl B, I have lots of Zinnias to share with you. please email me at aliciacammel@gmail.con and I will give you my address to send your SASE for me to mail you your seeds.