GROW A CHESTNUT!

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Here's another tip that'll help you achieve a successful transplant: Maintain the seedling's original compass direction. For instance, if a branch was pointing east when the tree was at its germination and early growth site, that same branch should be pointing east after the tree is transplanted. (If you can't remember which way the limbs began growing, it's a good bet to turn the longest ones to the east. Then, when placing the tree in. the ground, lean its top to the south ...just about one inch.)

Huffman also suggests planting at least two chestnut saplings near each other (but no closer than 25 feet). The proximity of the trees will help bees cross-pollinate the fragrant blossoms more easily in the spring.

Keep in mind too that a grove of chestnuts will grow tall and straight, while loners out in the open will branch out ...much the same as oak trees do.

HOW TO ORDER

As a result of the lessons learned in his years of studying chestnuts, Edgar Huffman can produce saplings each spring at a phenomenal rate. If you're Interested in purchasing some, though, you should know that it's first come, first served until they're all gone. One-year-old transplants, which are shipped in May, sell for $5.00 each ...a dozen ready-to-plant chestnut seeds are $15 ...and the blight treatment (which is supposed to keep for years) costs $5.00 per pint or $40 per gallon. All products are sent with complete instructions.

Write for the blight cure, nuts, trees, or further information to E.L. Huffman, Dept. TMEN, 1190 Westmoreland Drive, Harrisonburg, Virginia 22801 ...please include a dollar and an SASE when requesting details. And if you do plant a grove of these old-time American trees, let MOTHER know how they fare!

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