SDCHMAR
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MARRISARD CHESTNUT SEEDS (Castanea crenatata x sativa) |
This variety produces very large nuts of good flavor and easy peeling quality. Marrisard Chestnut does especially well in hot climates where it produces seed nuts larger than Colossal. Pollen sterile. Late ripening. Very disease resistant to blight and phytopthora. A European X Japanese selection from France. |
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SDCHPESI
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SDCHMARD
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MARRON DI VAL DI SUSA CHESTNUT SEEDS (Castanea sativa) |
Large, sweet, easy peeling variety from Northern Italy. Plump, rounded nuts in well filled burrs. Marron di val di Susa Chestnut ripens well in cool Northern regions despite it being a late ripener. Burrs often drop before opening, protecting seeds from predation by wildlife. |
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SDCHMARRO
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SDCHCOMB
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SDCHMARS
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Marsol Chestnut Seeds (Castanea crenata x sativa) |
Fairly early ripening of very large, shiny reddish brown nuts of good quality. Vigorous when young, would make a good timber tree. Resistance to blight, anthracnose, and phytopthera. Marsol Chestnut is a pollinator variety originally selected in France. |
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SDCHNEV
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SDCHPRI
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SDCHPRE
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PRECOCE MIGOULE CHESTNUT SEEDS (European x Japanese) |
Ripens early. Very dependable producer in cool regions. Precoce Migoule Chestnut produces large seeds or nuts of good flavor on a vigorous, upright tree. Good pollinizer for Colossal and others. Blight resistant. European X Japanese hybrid. |
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SDCHPRO
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PROLIFIC CHESTNUT SEEDS (Castnea sativa) |
Heaviest yielding variety of Castanea sativa species. Very dependable cool climate variety found from a tree growing in Centralia, WA. Parent tree produced yields of 400-1200 lbs a year. This original tree lives on in the seeds or scionwood collected by Michael Dolan - the owner of Burnt Ridge Nursery. Prolific Chestnut produces medium sized nuts of average quality. Not suitable in the Eastern US where blight can be a problem. |
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SDCHSIL
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SILVERLEAF CHESTNUT SEEDS (Castanea crenata x) |
This is one of our best producers with a large, dark brown, seeds that peels very well. Silverleaf Chestnuts have a smaller tree form. Very good pollinator, starting early with early ripening. In California some of it's largest nuts have split husks, but that hasn't been a problem here in Washington. May be Japanese X European X Chinkapin. Also known as Eurobella Chestnut. |
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SDCHSKIO
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SKIOKA CHESTNUT SEEDS (Chinese x European) |
Similar in tree form and overall nut quality to Layeroka, but less productive. Skioka Chestnut is a good pollinator, nuts ripening a little later with some seeds remaining in the husk. Parent of Layeroka and Skookum. |
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