North Star Chestnuts
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North Star Chestnuts
Order Fresh Chestnuts Online from Ox Heights Family Farm
Chestnut orchard picture of the week
April 19th, 2026
A lot has changed in a week. The snow is gone and there is a hint of green in the grass. The hazelnuts are flowinger and sheding pollen.
We had about 4 inches of rain this past week. The rain along with about 4 ft of snow melting caused historical flooding in the area. Many roads were washed out and many homes flooded. Thankfully, our farm is on a high hill and the chestnuts and our home remained largely unflooded.
We spread composed manure in the chestnut orchard on Saturday and will beging choppping the chestnut burs from 2025 this week. We also will start planting fir trees this week and prepping irrigation for a new chestnut planting. Take care everyone.