Chestnuts: The conditions for a good year throughout Italy

Published Jul 1, 2022

Tridge summary

The 2022 chestnut season in Italy is expected to be promising due to the robust flowering observed across the southern Peninsula, thanks to the spring cold of the previous year. Despite the potential drought, chestnut trees, known for their resilience, are expected to fare well. However, rot, a fungus-related disease, poses a threat. The 2021 season was successful despite pandemic challenges, and the resumption of chestnut festivals is anticipated this year. However, the influx of lower-quality imported chestnuts presents a challenge for Italian growers, primarily concentrated in the north. A significant development is Tuscany's initiative to fund the restoration of old chestnut groves, setting a precedent for other regions to follow.

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Original content

The 2022 chestnut season has all the credentials to be a good year. A lot, of course, will depend on the weather in the coming weeks, but it should also be considered that the centuries-old chestnut trees know how to react better than other plants to difficult situations. The chestnut, then, due to its intrinsic characteristics, does not force to anticipate the harvest in years of particular drought. These and other ideas emerged from the considerations of Ivo Poli, president of the National Chestnut City Association. Interviewed by myfruit.it, Poli notes: "There was a great flowering from the North to the South of the Peninsula, driven in part also by the spring cold of last year, which had caused stress to the plants and therefore made them in some way react with the new season. For now, therefore, things have progressed on a regular basis, although the drought question obviously remains open. At the moment the plants, especially the secular ones, are not suffering; popular ...

Source: Myfruit