| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | N/A |
| Botanical Name | Castanea crenata 'Tsukuba' |
| Zone | 4b-9, hardy to -25°F |
| Chill Hours | 300-500 |
| Soil | Well drained, mildly acidic (pH 4.5-6.5), drought tolerant, not flood tolerant |
| Light | Full sun to partial shade |
| Pollination | Good pollenizer |
| Years to Bear | 3-5 |
| Form | Upright spreading deciduous |
| Height | 30-50 feet |
| Spread | 25-35 feet |
| Bloom | large showy creamy yellow-white blossoms emerge in June, early season |
| Ripening Time | Mid season, 14-25 September |
| Fruit | Large 27/lb nuts with good flavor. Low percent of doubles. Falls free from the bur. Excellent storage nut. |
| Pollinator Friendly | Yes, especially honey bees |
| Special Notes | Blight resistant, ink disease resistant and gall wasp resistant |
Tsukuba Chestnut
Price range: $12.00 through $40.00
(Castanea crenata) This Japanese easy-peel chestnut is a mid season (October) ripening hardy upright tree growing to 30 feet with low incidence of doubling. Drought tolerant, it prefers well drained to dry soils but tolerates poor soils and does well in sandy, loamy or heavy clay soils so long as it doesn’t become water-logged.
Hardy to zone 4, this chestnut does well in neutral to slightly acid soils and can tolerate high acid soils. It does well in woodlands with partial shade or full sun, and is a excellent edge-of-forest understory tree.
All grafted Tsukuba trees are grafted on 2-year old Tsukuba seedling rootstock unless otherwise noted. Scion length listed in product variations refers to scion growth above graft union. The tree itself will be ~1ft longer (~2ft including roots).
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