Please Help! I Think My Chestnut Tree Maybe Dying.

Question

I live in Hermiston Oregon, Country Living, this has never happened before, I have been living in the house for 8 years. The rest of the tree looks healthy and green.

• 

Answer 1

This is likely Chestnut Blight. There is no cure, unfortunately, and management is often not possible.

It looks to be a Chinese chestnut, or hybrid. This is more resistant to the disease, but once it takes hold there is no cure.

Here is an article that will help:

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/nut-trees/chestnut-trees/treating-chestnut-blight.htm