Chestnut Plants at BCA

The following species and varieties are currently represented in our collections. To include taxa that are no longer present, go to this other list.

  • Castanea dentata

    American Chestnut
    A giant jewel of the past, with heavy nut crops, now being brought back w/ disease resistance through hybrids.
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    • Castanea dentata var. haun // American Chestnut ("Haun Orchard" Provenance)

  • Castanea dentata x mollissima

    Hybrid Chestnut
    A primarily American Chestnut hybrid, with the Chinese Chestnut parentage providing much resistance to the otherwise fatal chestnut blight disease.
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    • Castanea dentata x mollissima // Hybrid Chestnut ("straight species")

  • Castanea mollissima

    Chinese Chestnut
    A medium-large deciduous tree with tasty, edible nuts and chestnut blight-disease resistance.
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    • Castanea mollissima var. Wilkinson // Chinese Chestnut ("Wilkinson Farm" Provenance)