2 Chinese Chestnut Trees Bare Root - Fast Growing, Hardy Edible Nut Trees Castanea mollissima

Product Overview

Receive two live Chinese Chestnut Tree seedlings (Castanea mollissima), shipped bare root and ready for planting. These deciduous trees are valued for their fast growth and production of sweet, edible nuts. Ideal for homesteads, food forests, and wildlife gardens, they offer both ornamental and practical benefits.

Key Features

• Includes 2 live bare root Chinese Chestnut trees
• Fast-growing and hardy variety
• Blight-resistant and cold hardy
• Produces large yields of flavorful nuts in fall
• Requires two trees for cross-pollination and optimal nut production
• Grows 40–60 feet tall at maturity

Growing Information

Chinese Chestnut trees thrive in full sun and well-drained, slightly acidic soil. They are hardy in USDA Zones 4–8 and require moderate watering. The trees develop glossy green foliage and benefit from cross-pollination, which is why two trees are included in this offering. These seedlings arrive at a shipping size of 1 to 2 feet, ready to establish in your garden.

Plant Condition Disclosure

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

Customer Notice for Live Plants

Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.

Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.

Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.

• Photos of the shipping box
• Photo of the shipping label
• Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles
• Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant

Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.

Claims submitted without the required photos or more than 48 hours after delivery may not be eligible for review, replacement, or refund.