Chestnuts

• Hartman - gathered at Lockwood Farm. Originally planted by Richard Jaynes - researcher and chestnut breeder at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station. Heavy producer of large, dark brown nuts.

• Lockwood Orchard Mix - a mix of chestnut cultivars gathered at Lockwood Farm near New Haven, Connecticut

• Stehli “Giddy Up” - Chinese Chestnut (Castanea mollisima) - an outstanding seedling of ‘Gideon’. Chestnut guru Bob Stehli selected ‘Giddy Up’ from his orchard in Hiram, Ohio. A very healthy tree with consistent, heavy bearing nuts.

• New Fav Lui - Chinese Chestnut (Castanea mollisima) - a seedling of ‘Lui’. Lui was a seedling from the Nanjing Botanical Garden cultivar collection in China. A beautiful tree known for its red leaves, red stem, mixed red and green burrs. Aesthetically a very unique chestnut. A good producer with great tasting nuts. This one is a favorite by many nut growers.

• Hudson Valley Orchard Mix - a mix harvested from Samascott Orchard in Kinderhook, New York. This 20+ year old orchard has both grafted and seedling trees from parents such as Gideon, Sleeping Giant, Peach, and Qing. Both hybrid and pure chinese genetics. A great mix for orchards.

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