| Weight | N/A |
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| Botanical Name | Castanea sativa 'Bracalla' |
| Zone | 5-8 |
| Chill Hours | 300-500 |
| Soil | Well drained, mildly acidic (pH 4.5-6.5), drought tolerant, not flood tolerant |
| Light | Full sun |
| Pollination | Needs a Pollinizer, good options are Belle Epine, Precoce Migoule, Marigoule, and Marsol. Bracalla is not a good pollinizer, but a great producer when grown for nuts. |
| Years to Bear | 3-5 |
| Form | Upright spreading deciduous, pure sativa, good growth habit |
| Height | 100+ feet |
| Spread | broad |
| Spacing | 40 feet |
| Bloom | Large showy creamy yellow-white blossoms emerge in June |
| Ripening Time | Late Season |
| Fruit | Medium to large with excellent sweet tasting nuts. Often 2 nuts per bur, partial pellicle adhesion. |
| Pollinator Friendly | Yes, especially honey bees |
Bracalla Chestnut
$10.00 – $30.00
(Castanea sativa) This rather famous Italian hybrid chestnut is widely grown in the western Piedmont Territories of the Occitan Valleys of Italy where vast forests of the trees produce celebrated harvests which are the center of great festivals each year.
Known as reliable, sweet and delicately flavored prolific producers, these celebrated trees grow in wind protected groves above the valleys from 650 to 3300 feet above sea level.
Their large nuts do well in cooler climates of the Pacific Northwest filling out pellicles well before a mid to late season harvest.
Does not make a good pollinator, but grows well as a good producer among other varieties for pollination.
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