Pumpkin Center, Kern County, California. This article is about the unincorporated community in Kern County. For the unincorporated community in Lassen County, see Pumpkin Center, Lassen County, California.
When to harvest chestnuts? Chestnuts donât ripen at the same time and chestnut harvest time can span as much as five weeks, although the nuts generally ripen in a 10- to 30-day span of time in late August and September. Allow the nuts to fall from the tree naturally.
Chestnut trees will grow in partial shade but they grow slow and will not produce lots of chestnuts. Chestnut trees should be placed no closer than 25 feet apart with 30 to 40 feet being best. Chestnut seedlings started pots with potting soil can be transplanted any time after the last frost. If a chestnut seedling gets frostbit, it has a 50/50 chance of surviving.