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Chestnut Tree | Castanea sativa

A glorious, classic nut tree

Grown by Danielle

South Downs National Park

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Chestnut Tree | Castanea sativa Ornamental Trees
Sweet Chestnut Tree | 3L Pot Ornamental Trees
Sweet Chestnut Tree | 3L Pot Ornamental Trees

£12

£27

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The highlights

  • Sweet, earthy flavour with great mouthfeel
  • Mature trees have spiral fissures in the bark
  • Roast over an open fire for festive fun
  • Harvest from October

Description

  • A beautiful classic deciduous tree
  • Introduced to Britain by the Romans
  • Fast-growing tree ideal for hedging or as a specimen
  • Covered in attractive yellow catkins in summer
  • Produces delicious sweet chestnuts in late autumn
  • Green foliage turns a deep russet-brown in autumn
  • Our trees are professionally pruned before dispatching. This formative pruning can involve cutting the main leader, if the expert tree growers decide this will produce a better shaped tree. This can stop the tree becoming "leggy", and promote stronger, bushier growth.MORE

What To Expect

Supplied as:

60-90cm Bare Root Tree
3L Pot
3L poly-pot. This plant is supplied in a 3L Poly-Pot, which is approx 19 x 13cm
90-120cm Tree in a 9L Pot

Height on arrival:

60-90cm inc. roots
50-80cm inc. pot
Tree seedlings are supplied at a height of approx 40-60cm
90-120cm inc. pot

Eventual height:

12m+
12m+
12m+

Eventual spread:

8m
A spread of approx 8m on maturity
8m
A spread of approx 8m on maturity
8m
A spread of approx 8m on maturity

Time to first crop:

2 years
You should see a good crop within 2-4 years

Habit:

Bushy, Upright
An upright tree with a bushy habit
Bushy, Upright
An upright tree with a bushy habit
Bushy, Upright
An upright tree with a bushy habit

Hardiness:

Fully hardy
Does not require frost protection
Fully hardy
Does not require frost protection
Fully hardy
Does not require frost protection

Self fertile:

Needs a pollination partner
Needs to be pollinated by another Chestnut tree. To pollinate, they must be within a miles radius of each other. In built up areas it is unlikely that there won't be a suitable pollination partner within a mile.
Needs a pollination partner
Needs to be pollinated by another Chestnut tree. To pollinate, they must be within a miles radius of each other. In built up areas it is unlikely that there won't be a suitable pollination partner within a mile.
Needs a pollination partner
Needs to be pollinated by another Chestnut tree. To pollinate, they must be within a miles radius of each other. In built up areas it is unlikely that there won't be a suitable pollination partner within a mile.

Uses:

Roasting
Roasting
Roasting

Rootstock:

Spacing:

9m
Plant 9m apart to allow for spreading - closer if using as a hedge

How To Grow

Excellent pest and disease resistance

May suffer from bark-stripping by squirrels. Try wrapping the lower part of the trunk in chicken wire or metal flashing to keep them off.MORE

Water regularly when first planted

When you first plant your tree water it regularly, especially during prolonged periods of hot and dry weather. After the first couple of years, however, the tree should establish itself well enough that it will only need to be watered very lightly, if at all.

Full Sun

Plant where the tree will receive around 6-8 hours of sunlight daily in spring/summer.

Any fertile well-draining soil except clay

Your tree prefers loam, sand, neutral or acidic soils and is relatively unfussy as long as it is well drained. Add manure to the planting hole for extra nutrients.

Feed in spring

Apply a mulch around the base of the tree each spring. ?v=1613300718

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South Downs National Park

Meet Danielle

110 years' expertise free with every tree

Danielle's nursery has been growing trees in the South Downs National Park for over a century, and it shows. Dug up and sent straight to your garden at between 18-36 months old, their quality rootstocks, expert pruning and natural pest control mean that these traditionally field-grown trees are the hardiest you can get.

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We deliver to anywhere in Mainland UK for our standard delivery cost. We are able to deliver most plants to Highlands and non UK mainland however this will be at an additional cost. This will be calculated at the checkout. Please note, deliveries to these locations will take longer. Unfortunately, we are not able to deliver to Northern Ireland at present.

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