Chinese Chestnut
Delicious Nuts and Beautiful Fall Color
The Chinese Chestnut is currently planted as a replacement for the American Chestnut, which was obliterated by blight in the 1900s. Most store-shelf chestnuts usually come from Spain, but the Spanish Chestnut tree is not at all cold-hardy and can be vulnerable to blight as well.
The Chinese Chestnut serves both as an ornamental dark-green shade tree and as a less-risky nut producer, providing its caretaker with pounds of sweet chestnuts to roast, puree, boil and even make gluten-free flour.
This all-purpose deciduous tree is blight-resistant and prefers moist, acidic, well-drained soils in full sun, but can manage in dry soils of varying pH; hot, arid climates are OK as well.
A good all-around choice for a yard shade tree, the Chinese Chestnut will bring yellow and gold color to your autumn landscape and is amazing when planted near Autumn Purple Ash.
Zones 4-8.
*Produces Edible Nuts
*Blight Resistant
*Adaptable Shade Tree
Plant Facts
| Family | Castanea mollissima |
|---|---|
| Foliage | Green |
| Mature Height | 25 - 45 feet |
| Mature Spread | 35 - 40 feet |
| Soil | Widely Adaptable |
| Zones | 4-8 |
| Moisture | Moderate |
| Mature Form | Wide Spreading |
| Growth Rate | Moderate |
| Sun Exposure | Full Sun |
| Flower Color | Yellowish, White |
| Fall Color | Yellow |
Quick Overview
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