Hybrid American Chestnut Tree
Hybrid American Chestnut Tree
Hybrid American Chestnut Tree
American Chestnut Tree
American Chestnut Tree
American Chestnut Tree
Hybrid American Chestnut Tree
Hybrid American Chestnut Tree
Hybrid American Chestnut Tree
Hybrid American Chestnut Tree
Hybrid American Chestnut Tree
Hybrid American Chestnut Tree
American Chestnut Tree
American Chestnut Tree
American Chestnut Tree
Hybrid American Chestnut Tree
Hybrid American Chestnut Tree
Hybrid American Chestnut Tree

Hybrid American Chestnut Tree

$69.98
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  • This Hybrid American Chestnut Tree ships in a 1 Gallon Trade Pot - 2'-4' ft tall
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Castanea Dentata x Mollissima -Ā Hybrid American Chestnut treeĀ is the result in the search for a blight-resistant chestnut through a breeding program for eventual reforestation. Because the original American Chestnut was near extinction due to a fatal, quick spreading fungal infection in the 1950's, this hybrid was created to not only be more disease hardy but keep all the characteristics of the original chestnut tree.

The leaves to this deciduousĀ Castanea DentataĀ "Hybrid" - Hybrid American ChestnutĀ tree are a matte green andĀ lanceolate-shaped with prominent teeth, these later turn to shades of yellow, gold or brown during autumn months. BloomsĀ creamy-white long catkins That can grow 4ā€ to 8" in the summer and release a sweet fragrance.Ā Once pollinatedĀ clusterĀ of sharp, spiny green bur or cupule emerge turn to a yellowish-brown once mature. Inside are multiple edible nuts that have a dark brown shiny husk, flattened side and pointed edge with a creamy-white spongey texture and buttery, sweet, nutty flavor.

Product Features


What Size are they?

Trees are shipped as young trees, around 2 years old and 2'-3' feet tall

Sun & Water

Ā Thrives in full sun, requiring at least 6ā€“8 hours of sunlight daily. Water deeply 2ā€“4 times per week during the first year, then as needed during dry spells.

Fruit Production

Hybrid chestnuts begin producing nuts in 5ā€“7 years under ideal conditions. Do I need more than one tree for nuts?
Yes, at least two trees are required for cross-pollination to produce nuts.

Winter Protection

Young trees benefit from mulch around the base and wrapping the trunk to prevent frost cracks in colder zones. Mature trees are winter-hardy without additional protection.

What if I canā€™t plant right away?
Store in a cool, frost-free area, keeping the roots slightly moist. Plant as soon as the ground is workable in spring

This Hybrid American Chestnut ships established.

Size: Mature size can reach 40' - 60' x 30' - 40'

Light: Full sun

Hardiness zone: 5-9

Native to North America

Chill Hours: Has a chill hours (CU) requirement of 250. (Chill hours are the average hours of air temperature between 32Ā° and 45Ā° F in a typical winter season.)

Characteristics: Grows in a rounded canopy form. Leaves are green and lanceolate-shaped with prominent teeth. Produces fruit in 3-5 years, Ripen in September to October months.

Growth Rate: Moderate to fast

Soil, Water, Fertilize: Sandy, loamy, consistently moist but well draining pH 5.5-6.5. Tolerant to disease.

*We cannot send plants to Alaska or Hawaii.

*Plants ship dormant in winter months.

*Pictures shown are of mature plants and not what you will receive.

Plant at least 2 American Chestnuts to facilitate cross pollination.

Needs around 40' of space for growth, but at least 100' for cross pollination.

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Hardiness zone for this plant: 5 - 9

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Customer Reviews

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Robbie
Legacy Trees

Trees were a gift for my daughter to plant on her 4-acre homesite. They arrived quickly and were in great condition. The instructions were brief and omitted any mention of proper spacing, other than that we are very satisfied with our purchase. Trees are in the ground and winter is approaching, so now we wait 5 to 7-years to roast some chestnuts!

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George Santulli
Chestnut Trees

I bought three Chestnut trees and while they came well packed, I thought they were a little shorter than I expected. I hope they make it through the winter.

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sean connors
Add to the orchard

We plabnted a bunch of fruit trees with our grandchildren this summer, adding nut trees to feed the turkeys deer bear and other wildlife is a no brainer. We are a 40 acre tree farm!

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Vincent Caruso
American Chestnut

Were shipped very fast. Couple of days and here. I planted them the very next morning. Have constructed a deer proof mylar/webbing/wire and wood frame bunker system. They do not seem to have any transplant shock.

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Edward S Pomatto
Ed's American Chestnut Tree

Shipping was quick and the packages were secured so they'd arrived undamaged. The stock look very good and I planted them the day they came in.

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Widely used at the turn of the 20th century; the fruit fattened up livestock, and the timber from a single tree filled entire railroad carts. But in the early 1900's a lethal, fast-spreading fungus was accidentally introduced while importing trees, known as Chestnut Blight, and our native trees were highly susceptible to. By the 1950's, the once large population dwindled to an alarming few diseased saplings. Amid the news, a breeding program was developed to create a disease hardy tree with the characteristics of our old chestnut. In their efforts, a hybrid was made using the disease-resistant Chinese Chestnut, allowing for promising reforestation efforts and the discovery of a few surviving old American Chestnuts that are still standing.

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