Chestnut Hill Blog

Watch this page for regular reports from Chestnut Hill, about all of the activities of a nursery and orchard throughout the seasons!  It will provide lots of informative lessons on the many aspects of growing fruit, nut and flowering trees, such as planting, production, pruning, harvest, storage and marketing.

(12/08/2009) How To Roast A Chestnut
Tis the season to Roast a Chestnut!With the sound of Nat King Cole singing sweetly in the background, here's how to roast your own chestnuts.  First, pick chestnuts at the store that are firm, clean and not moldy.  If you can squeeze them ... [complete article]

(09/04/2009) It's Harvest Time For Chestnuts
It's harvest time in Alachua!  Despite it still feeling like summer, 88 degrees today, the chestnuts are falling!  The tree in our yard (we call it 'Behind the Barn' because many years ago there was a barn in front of it...) is dropping ... [complete article]