16 FARMERS’ 
BULLETIN 2068 
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Ficure 11,—Locations of quarter-acre demonstration plots of Chinese and hybrid 
chestnuts. 
required little maintenance. 
stock with fencing until they become 
established. An area 6 feet in di- 
ameter around each young tree 
should be kept clear of grass and 
weeds for several years. 
An important point to remember 
about wildlife plantings of chestnut 
(A circle signifies Chinese chestnut; a square, hybrid chestnut.) All 
the plots were established by girdling and underplanting. 
Usually the plots have 
is that only trees or parts of trees 
receiving full sunlight produce 
heavy yields of nuts. 
Direct seeding is unsatisfactory 
as a method of planting blight- 
resistant chestnuts for wildlife pur- 
poses. Unprotected planted nuts 
