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Chinese Superior Chestnut Tree

Blight Resistant, Very Productive

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Chinese Superior Chestnut Tree

Blight Resistant, Very Productive

  • Medium to large meaty nuts
  • Highly resistant to chestnut blight
  • Grows 40-60 ft. tall
  • Rounded shape with shiny green foliage
  • Foliage turns yellow and bronze in fall
If you've never tried Chinese chestnuts before, you are in for a treat! Nuts are large, meaty, crisp and sweet. An exceptionally delicate flavor emerges when roasted or used in traditional stuffing. This handsome tree has dark green glossy foliage, thrives in many types of soil and grows 40-60 ft. at maturity. Highly resistant to chestnut blight, sets 75-100 pounds of nuts per season. Plant two for pollination.

NOTE: We are unable to ship our trees to PO Boxes at this time.

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Plants will be shipped at the proper planting time for your area of the country using the shipping timeframes outlined below. We continually monitor weather conditions for extreme hot or cold and adjust shipping schedules as needed. Due to hot weather conditions, we are unable to ship most plant items in July and August. Items that are overweight will require an additional shipping charge depending on weight.

Spring 2024 Shipping Schedule
ZONE Large Bareroots, Trees & Shrubs
3A-4A 4/29/24 - 5/31/24
4B 4/29/24 - 5/31/24
5A 4/8/24 - 5/31/24
5B 3/25/24 - 5/31/24
6A 3/11/24 - 5/31/24
6B 2/26/24 - 5/31/24
7A 2/22/24 - 5/31/24
7B 2/19/24 - 5/31/24
8A 2/15/24 - 5/10/24
8B 2/12/24 - 5/31/24
9A & B 2/5/24 - 5/10/24
10A & B 2/5/24 - 5/10/24
Last Order Date Zones 3A-7B: 5/27/24
Zones 8A-10B: 5/6/24

Additional Shipping Notes:

The type of product you order or the weather in our area to yours may affect the anticipated shipping schedule, shifting earlier or later, depending.

Trees and shrubs are kept in the nursery row until full dormant for optimum stress protection.

In all cases, we choose the fastest, most efficient way to send your orders via the U.S. Postal Service or FedEx. Large orders or large items may be shipped to you in multiple packages.

Sorry, we cannot ship products to Hawaii, Alaska, APO/FPO or outside the contiguous United States. Please provide a street address as some products are unable to be delivered to Post Office boxes.

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Product Details

Product Details

  • Botanical Name: Castanea mollissima
  • Height: 40 - 60 feet.
  • Spacing:30 - 50 feet.
  • Spread:40 feet.
  • Light Required:Full Sun
  • Pollinator:Plant two or more trees for best pollination.
  • Yield: Approximately 30 - 50 pounds at maturity.
  • Color: White
  • Size: 1- 1 1/2' Bareroot
  • Blooms: Early Summer, All Summer
  • Fruit: Apple size burrs with sharp bristles; contain 3 - 7 nuts.
  • Zone: 4-8
  • Form: Nut Tree, Nut, Tree, Chestnut
  • Flower Form: Size: 4 - 5 panicles. Not showy; catkins, unpleasant odor.
  • Soil Requirements: Acidic Soil, Loamy Soil, Sandy Soil
  • Growth Rate: Slow to medium growth rate.
  • Foliage: Shiny green foliage turning to yellow to bronze in Fall.

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