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Chinese Chestnut
Castanea mollissima
Blight-resistant chestnuts for the home orchard: large sweet nuts on a spreading, drought-tolerant tree.
EdibleWildlife valueDrought tolerant
- Type
- Medium tree
- Mature height
- 40–60 ft
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Sun
- Full
- Soil moisture
- Average · Dry
210
Until blight-resistant American chestnuts are widely available, Chinese chestnut is the reliable way to grow chestnuts in the East. Seedlings bear in five to seven years, need a second tree for pollination, and want full sun and well-drained soil. Not native, so we offer it for food, not restoration.
Heights and zones are typical ranges for the species in cultivation; local conditions and seed source shift them. Estimate growth for this species →
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