Chinese Chestnut
Castanea mollissima, the sweetest of all chestnuts
Article number: 2208496
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Product information "Chinese Chestnut"
Advantages of the Chinese chestnut:- The chestnut are slightly smaller, but sweeter and richer in protein than Castanea sativa
- Very early fruiting with large yields, correspondingly compact growth, slightly more compact than sativa
- Robustness and partial resistance to chestnut bark blight (Nectria)
- Partially self-fertile
- Flowering Period June, July
- Ripeness/Harvest Period October
- Final height 3m to 4m
- Final width 2m to 5m
- Available February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November
- Sweetness moderately sweet
- Use for wild gardens, as a specimen plant
- Hardiness hardy
- Soil dry, heavy, moderately heavy, light, neutral, slightly acidic
- Location partial shade
- Flower Colour yellow
- Leaf Colour green
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Oct 10, 2020
Chinese chestnut height (Kee Leung)
Hi, The final height stated looks fairly short. Is this a dwarf variety? I've read that Chinese Chestnut trees grow up to 20m tall. Thanks Kee
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