Temperate Tree Crop GuideBOOKS

Guidebook to Chestnut Production in the Northeastern US *

by Elodie Eid

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*Please note that although this resource has a focus on the Northeastern US, much of the information is applicable to the Midwest and larger Eastern US.

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Species-Specific, Experienced-Based Agroforestry Resources

Free practical guidebooks for temperate agroforestry and tree crop farmers with a focus on chestnut, honey locust, and yellowbud hickory. These in-depth resources cover genetics and cultivar selection, establishment and management, nursery stock, yield data, harvesting and processing equipment, and more. Each draws on the direct experience and knowledge of the authors and dozens of practitioners, grounded in peer-reviewed research where it exists.

𝑄𝑢𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠? 𝐸𝑚𝑎𝑖𝑙 𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑒𝑐𝑟𝑜𝑝𝑔𝑢𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑏𝑜𝑜𝑘𝑠@𝑔𝑚𝑎𝑖𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝑚

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

ELODIE EID

Elodie is a chestnut-apple-sheep agroforestry farmer in Western Massachusetts and works at the intersection of tree crop production, farmer education, culture creation, and community building in the Northeast. With a decade of hands-on tree crop experience, she created the Temperate Tree Crop Guidebooks to share practical, peer-grounded knowledge with growers exploring agroforestry.

Contact info: treecropguidebooks@gmail.com

This project was made possible by a grant from the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program (FNE23-047), through Big River Chestnuts.