Superior Chinese Chestnut Tree

Blight Resistant, Very Productive

(1 customer reviews)

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.
Zones: 4-8.
Also not available in FL, OR, WA.

Product Details

Zones: 4 - 8 (-20° F.)
Height: 40-60 ft
Spacing: 30-50 ft
Depth: same as in the nursery
Spread: 40 ft
Sun/Shade: full sun
Pollinator: Plant two or more
Yield: 30-50 pounds
Color: White
Foliage: Shiny green turning to yellow to bronze
Blooms: June
Fruit: Apple size burrs with bristles; contain 3-7 nuts

Comments: Medium to large, meaty, crisp nuts. Resistant to chestnut blight. Adapts to less than ideal conditions. Plant in groups of 2 or more for proper cross-pollination. Slow to establish but grows quickly once it's established. Performs well in hot, dry climates. Responds well to fertilization.
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Superior Chinese Chestnut Tree Ships In The Spring
Unable to ship to: AE AK AZ CA FL GU HI OR PR WA

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- Monday, August 11, 2008
Oodles of Chestnuts
Reviewed By: Nancy Battaglia (Dalton, Pa)
I purchased one of Gurney's Chinese Chestnut trees over 20 years ago. My tree is about 50' high and produces bushels of edible chestnuts. As long as you have a pollinator, these trees produce like crazy.

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