| Weight | N/A |
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| Dimensions | N/A |
| Botanical Name | Castanea sativa x crenata 'Bisalta #3' |
| Zone | 5b-8 |
| Chill Hours | 300-500 |
| Soil | Well drained, mildly acidic (pH 4.5-6.5), drought tolerant, not flood tolerant |
| Light | Full sun |
| Pollination | This tree is an excellent pollinizer |
| Years to Bear | 3-5 |
| Form | Upright spreading deciduous |
| Height | Medium height 50 feet |
| Spread | Broad |
| Bloom | Large showy creamy yellow-white blossoms emerge in June |
| Ripening Time | Mid Season |
| Fruit | Large 16/lb nuts with excellent flavor, usually 3 nuts per bur, easy peel with infrequent pellicle intrusion into the kernel. Produces very well in cooler climates, in warmer tends to produce many small nuts per bur. Excellent storage nut. |
| Pollinator Friendly | Yes, especially honey bees |
Bisalta #3 Chestnut
$10.00 – $30.00
(Castanea sativa x crenata) Bisalta #3 is a sativa crenata cross (European/Japanese) that originates from Italy. It is a fast growing and medium height chestnut tree that blooms and ripens in mid-season (neither early nor late, which can aid in avoiding frost damage to blossoms and early frost on nut crops.
Bisalta #3 is a very productive and hardy tree with excellent consistent yields and is a good pollinator as well.
In warmer climates (Central California) it may over produce so that you get as many as 6 nuts per burr; but this is not a problem in cooler climates where the over productive tendency leads to 2 to 3 nuts per over-sized burr for good sized and highly flavorful nut production. It is said that the Bisalta #3 will out produce Colossal in cooler growing environments.
This tree is hardy to -15°F.
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