This strain is well suited for experimental plantings and genetic expansion.Ĭhestnuts will grow 30-60 feet tall. They have been bred for blight resistance, but still have a way to go. Excellent for wildlife plantingsĪmerican Hybrid- Trees are mostly American genetics. Nuts are medium/small, crops are abundant early on. Seguin Hybrid: Complex hybrids of seguin, chinkapin, Chinese, and American chestnut, these trees are selected for high productivity at a young age. Breeding timber chestnut trees is still an ongoing process and though most seedlings will, not all will be blight resistant or have timber form. PA/NJ Chapter and Pure Native Seeds: If seed supplies permit our Chapter offers pure American chestnut seeds to members on an annual basis, typically following our Spring Meeting in March or April. Timber Chestnut: Hybrids of American, Asian and European species selected for timber form and blight resistance. This offer to members typically runs out within a day so call TACF to make sure you are on the email list to receive a notification (828) 281-0047. Nuts are very large, trees are early and heavily bearing. You can enjoy the delicious sweet chestnuts from autumn onwards. Our Japanese chestnuts are grown from selected seeds from the Korean Institute of Forest Genetics. The chestnut tree (Castanea Sativa) will be an imposing figure in your garden. Crenata): The most disease resistant species of chestnut. Hardy to zone 5 (experimentally in zone 4). The trees bear large crops of huge nuts and should be more cold hardy than run of the mill chinese chestnuts. Hardy to zone 4.Ĭhinese Chestnut: Seed from our chinese chestnuts comes from the latest work at the University of Missouri.
This is our most proven strain of chestnut and the best for northern climates. Some of the mother trees include such cultivars as 'Willamette', 'Armstrong', 'Jersey Gem', 'Eaton', 'Mossbarger', as well as many other outstanding hybrids. They are open pollinated and seedlings may contain genes from American, Chinese, European, and Japanese chestnuts. The trees are blight resistant and produce large beautiful chestnuts. Hybrid Chestnut: Seeds for these trees are collected from select trees in a local established chestnut orchard in West Danby, NY. They flower very late, at the end of June or early July, so they are a pretty safe bet for yearly crops. Mounds or berms can be created to assist drainage. They can also be dried and added to soups, ground into a gluten free-flour, or used in the diets of poultry, livestock, and wildlife.Ĭhestnuts thrive in well drained acidic soils. Chestnuts should be kept fresh and alive in a plastic bag in the fridge until they are roasted. To often these nuts are old and dead, shipped from across the world. Don't think you know what they taste like if you've only had chestnuts from the supermarket.
Home grown roasted chestnuts are a delicious snack. They have a similar nutritional value to brown rice- but they taste so much better than brown rice. Chestnuts are unique among other nuts because they are relatively low in fat and protein and high in carbohydrates. They are capable of living for thousands of years and producing copious amounts of edible nuts every year. Chestnuts represent an amazing collection of species found around the world.
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