On this episode of Branching Out: Growing Together, host Melanie Jones sits down with Jon and Bill Nash of Nash Nurseries in Michigan. Together, the sixth- and seventh-generation Nashes share the habits, decisions, and community values that turn a first chestnut planting into a thriving orchard — from patience and site selection to tissue culture and the brand-new Treeborne value-added line.What You’ll Learn
Why patience is the #1 rule when starting a chestnut orchard (2:00)
The simple 1×1×1 soil-drainage test that can save your investment (36:45)
How six generations of know-how moved from Bill’s memory into barcodes and field maps (12:30)
The beer-napkin origin story of Treeborne’s chestnut chips and chestnut brown ale (23:00)
What tissue-culture Eurohybrids could mean for the next wave of growers (26:00)
Why Jon says, “We are not a big enough industry for everyone to be their own kingdom” (44:00)
Michigan State University — Dr. Dennis Fulbright, Dr. Mario Mondojando
Treeborn — roasted chestnut chips, flour, and value-added products
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