| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | N/A |
| Botanical Name | Castanea crenata x dentata 'Layeroka' |
| Zone | 4-8 |
| Chill Hours | 500+ |
| Soil | Well drained, mildly acidic (pH 4.5-6.5), drought tolerant, not flood tolerant |
| Light | Full sun to partial shade |
| Pollination | This is a pollen sterile tree and will need a pollenizer |
| Years to Bear | 3-5 |
| Form | Vigorous, upright erect timber form, deciduous |
| Height | 40-60 feet |
| Spread | Medium |
| Bloom | Large showy creamy yellow-white blossoms emerge in June, early season |
| Ripening Time | Early to mid season ripening |
| Fruit | Productive, with lots of medium sized sweet nuts with good flavor, fall free of the bur and drop early, but poor pellicle removal and not a good storage nut |
| Pollinator Friendly | Yes, especially honey bees |
| Special Notes | This variety readily propagates by layering. Developed in BC Canada, very cold hardy. |
Layeroka Chestnut
$10.00 – $30.00
(Crenata x Dentata or Crenata x Dentata x Sativa) Layeroka is a winter hardy blight resistant hybrid chestnut hailing from British Columbia, Canada. This tree is a strong producer and grows vigorously with upright tree from. It bears lots of sweet medium-sized nuts that fall free from the bur and drop early.
Layeroka is pollen sterile and needs a pollinizer tree to produce nuts. Good pollinizers for Layeroka are Myoka, Skioka, Belle Epine, Maraval, Marigoule, and Marsol.
Layeroka seedlings tend to produce good nuts.
Layeroka is a hybrid that originated at the Gellatly nut farm in British Columbia in the early 20th century. The Gellatly trees were likely a crenata x dentata hybrid or crenata x dentata x sativa hybrid. Layeroka is often categorized as a sativa x mollisima hybrid but does not show genetics typical for Chinese chestnuts.
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