Japanese Chestnut

(Castanea crenata)

Chestnuts are remarkable trees that have inspired many people across the world with their beauty, tenacity and incredible food production ability. Historically, chestnuts were deeply woven into American culture, but when chestnut blight was inadvertently introduced to our shores the native chestnut (C. dentata) was functionally eliminated from the landscape. Nowadays, chestnuts exist out of the public mind and are a very underutilized crop in the United States. This is changing, though, as interest in the chestnut is growing and many blight resistant varieties are being planted. The nuts have a wide variety of uses and can be roasted, boiled or ground into flour. Japanese chestnut is an excellent tree that is highly valued in its native Japan and Korea for it’s heavy crops of notably sweet nuts and here in North America for its excellent blight resistance as well.  Our seedlings this season were affected by a very late frost and had to regrow after being set back. As such they are quite small (roughly 6"). Plant at least two trees to ensure pollination. Generally hardy to zone 5.

This item cannot be shipped to: CA, OR, WA.