Chinese Chestnut Tree - Castanea mollissima - Deciduous Nut Tree in 1 Gallon Pot for USDA Zones 4-8

Chinese Chestnut Tree Overview

The Chinese Chestnut (Castanea mollissima) is a deciduous tree known for its impressive height and broad crown, reaching up to 20 meters tall. This tree is an excellent choice for home gardens, providing both aesthetic appeal and shade. It features attractive toothed leaves and unique catkin flowers, with female blooms at the base and male flowers along the stem. The tree produces glossy brown nuts encased in a spiny cupule, adding a distinctive element to your garden landscape.

Key Features

• Deciduous tree with a broad crown, growing up to 20 meters (66 feet) tall
• Toothed leaves measuring 10–22 cm (4–8.5 inches) in length
• Distinctive catkin flowers with separate male and female blooms
• Glossy brown nuts enclosed in a spiny cupule
• Adaptable to various soil types and conditions
• Hardy in USDA Zones 4-8, suitable for diverse climates
• Certified nursery product ensuring healthy, quality plants

Growing Information

The Chinese Chestnut thrives in full sun to partial shade and prefers well-drained, fertile soil. Moderate watering is recommended, allowing the soil to dry out between waterings to prevent overwatering. This tree is hardy in USDA Zones 4 through 8, making it adaptable to a wide range of environmental conditions. The plant is sold in a 1-gallon pot, with bare root shipping for orders to California.

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.