Plants of the Castanea Genus at BCA



The following species and varieties are currently (or recently were) in the collections at Boone County Arboretum. This list is certainly not exhaustive -- additional taxa may be available in the trade, or may have been removed from our collection and thus removed from this list. 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)