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    Default Dwarf Chinkapin v.s. Allegany Chinkapin

    Are Dwarf chinkapins that much better? Im having a hard time finding dwarf chinkapin for a reasonable price. I am wondering what the real differences are between it and the Allegany chinkapin which seems to be more reasonable and available?

    Thoughts?

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    I honestly couldn't tell you what the difference is,but I would assume you should buy the variety better suited for your area.Here are a couple links to places that sell them =
    http://www.tytyga.com/

    http://www.empirechestnut.com/catalog.htm

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    chinkapins are by far my favie trees to hunt when they start droppin deer seem to come out of the wood work from all over
    "A bad day of hunting beats a good day at work"

    "A wise indian once said,the more you move the less you will see,the less you move the more you will see"

    " I live to hunt, but my wife says i may be hunting a place to live"

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    Quote Originally Posted by RutNBuck View Post
    chinkapins are by far my favie trees to hunt when they start droppin deer seem to come out of the wood work from all over
    Do you find any in Northern Ky RutNBuck? I don't think I've ever seen one here,only in Eastern Ky/SW Va.

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    here's another source http://wildlifegroup.com/

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    Dwarf chinkapin is an oak from the white oak group. It is a small tree or shrub-sized oak that produces acorns. Allegheny chinkapin is the shrub-sized cousin of the American chestnut tree. Allegheny chinkapin produces a small chestnut type nut. I would plant both - some years one might produce more than the other, but combined, some mast should be produced each year.

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    yes i find them very often of course i can pretty much depend on a few of them to produce... even if the deer action is slow love to hear the acorns droppin helps me stay alert
    "A bad day of hunting beats a good day at work"

    "A wise indian once said,the more you move the less you will see,the less you move the more you will see"

    " I live to hunt, but my wife says i may be hunting a place to live"

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    Hardwood trees grow kinda slow, so plan on a few years goin by before they become mature enough to bear mast. I planted a red oak in my yard 10yrs ago its about 15 tall now but has never produced a nut yet. 5 Yrs ago planted a pear tree and its also about 15 feet tall, it has produced fruit the last 2 years, deer like pears after a freeze has hit them.

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    Yes, chinkapins grow well in the northern KY area. They thrive in limestone soils, which generally make up northern KY.

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    Quote Originally Posted by lonesomepine View Post
    Do you find any in Northern Ky RutNBuck? I don't think I've ever seen one here,only in Eastern Ky/SW Va.
    My place in Pendleton County is full of them. When they get ancient they get crazy looking. Great firewood too after a few blow down during the winter.

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