Join MSU and fellow growers for weekly Chestnut Chat series
You’re invited to join the Michigan chestnut community for a weekly, in-season discussion about chestnut production.
Michigan sweet chestnuts. Photo by Erin Lizotte, MSU Extension.
Michigan State University Extension will be hosting a series of interactive Chestnut Chat Zoom meetings this 2021 season to allow easy communication between producers and MSU faculty. These informal weekly sessions will include crop and pest updates from MSU Extension’s Rob Sirrine and Erin Lizotte. In addition, MSU faculty will drop in to address timely issues and provide research project updates. Bring your field notes too! We want to hear what’s going on in your orchard.
CADILLAC â There are a few telltale signs to look for as indications that morel season has arrived, and while those signs have yet to make their appearance in Northern Michigan, it s better to start looking for the coveted fungi too early than show up for the party too late.
Erin Lizotte, integrated pest management educator for MSU Extension, said the start of morel season coincides closely with the burst of tree buds. The saying goes, if maple leaves are the size of a mouse s ear, it s time, Lizotte said. It depends on weather conditions but looking at trees is really the best indicator. Start early, especially if you re hunting on public land, where lots of people are going to be looking. Take a quick peek this week and next week.