Organic Ginger & Turmeric plus Fruit & Nut Trees for short seasons are now available for pre-order!
Chinese Chestnut Seedling
Hardy to Zone 5
Mature Ht 40 - 60 ft
No Staking Required
Needs 2 seedlings to pollinate
Castanea mollissima
Castanea mollissima
You're invited: Fruit & Nut pre-order pick up weekend will be April 27 & 28, 2024 (from 10 - 2 pm)!
Renowned for the quality of its nuts, Chinese Chestnuts are fast growing and are heavy bearers of “tree urchins” containing generally larger nuts than the American Chestnut. When mature, the Chinese Chestnut is a wider, branching tree than the American Chestnut, suitable for shade & for attaching swings. Chinese Chestnuts have shown good general resistance to Chestnut Blight, but resistance level is variable in seedlings. Fruition’s Chinese Chestnuts are 1-2 foot seedlings. And Friends, at least 2 seedlings are required to eventually produce nuts, but will also pollinate American and Japanese Chestnut species trees.
Please purchase trees & tree kits separately from non-tree items. Also on orders of 25+ trees, enjoy a 10% discount automatically applied to your cart!
✦ New for all Fruit & Nut orders: Pre-order online & pick up your trees on April 27 & 28, 2024 from 10-2 pm. It's true, while we won't be shipping any tree orders this year, please join us for tree order pick up during Fruition’s fun-filled Fruit & Nut Tree Weekend at the farm in Naples, NY!
| Product | Price | Quantity# | Availability | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seedling | $20 | Pick-up only: Apr 27 & 28 |
Chinese Chestnut Growing Resources: We recommend the advice & experience shared by the Arnold Arboretum.
Fruit & Nut Growing Resources from Fruition & Beyond General Fruit & Nut Tree Growing: Fruition’s (Apple) Tree Growing Guide Apples: Elderberry: University of Vermont And Friends, please join us for future live Fruition Fruit Q&Q webinars here:
Fruition’s current online tree growing resources are focused on Apple Trees however Pears, Plums, Peaches, Apricots and Cherries require much the same site choice, planting, and basic care considerations.
Fruition’s Free Organic Orcharding Course
Fruition’s pre-recorded Fruit Q & Qs Webinar Library
New England Tree Fruit Management Guide
Cornell’s Guide to Growing Fruit at Home
Cornell’s Tree Fruit Resources
all books by the late Michael Phillips
All resources above and…
The Holistic Orchard and The Apple Grower are fabulous books by Michael Phillips.
Books listed on The Holistic Orchard Network
A Grower’s Guide to Organic Apples from Cornell
Figs: Penn State Extension
Grapes: Cornell Cooperative Extension
Mulberry: Maine Organic Farmers & Gardeners Association
Pawpaws: Cornell Cooperative Extension
Chinese Chestnut: Arnold Arboretum
Hazelnut: CornellForestConnect
Northern Hardy Pecan: Society of Ontario Nut Growers
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