CHESTNUTS 
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The chestnut is the most important nut 
of the temperate zone. Millions of acres of 
grafted trees are found in Europe. In Japan 
and China there are extensive plantings. At 
one time Chestnuts made up a good part of 
the forest of the eastern part of this country. 
The American trees have mostly been killed 
off by blight. 
In the Northwest blight does little dam¬ 
age and we can plant any kind of a chestnut. 
In the East the blight-resistant chestnuts 
alone can be planted. 
We import about 25 million pounds of 
chestnuts into this country in normal years. 
It will take a long time before we produce 
the market demands in this country. 
In Europe chestnuts are used in dozens 
of ways as food. They are also used for 
animal food. Rocky hillsides, where little 
else could be raised, are producing as much 
as a ton per acre of feed as valuable as corn. 
We have large groves of walnuts, fil¬ 
berts, almonds, and pecans in this country. 
Planters are just now turning their attention 
to chestnuts and there is a bigger opportunity 
in them than in any of the other nuts. 
Young Chestnut in Bearing 
Oriental Chestnuts 
(Blight Resistant) 
CHINESE —These have a very fine quality 
nut about as good as our American 
sweet but averaging much larger in size. 
Groves begin to bear in three or four 
years. One in Indiana and two in Penn¬ 
sylvania are giving good results. The 
Chinese use only seedling trees. Small one 
year seedlings each 50c, postpaid. A few 
larger trees, 4-6 feet, each .$1.50 
JAPANESE —These have the largest chestnuts known though seedling nuts vary in size. We have 
only the seedlings. Small one year trees each 25c, postpaid. Trees 4-6 feet, each .$.75 
European Varieties (Grafted) 
BOWMAN- —Unknown French variety but the best that I have found in the Northwest for bearing, 
growth and quality of nut. 4-6 foot trees, $1.00; 6-8 ft. each .$1.25 
QUERCY—A standard French variety that does very well here. 4-6 ft. trees $1.00; 6-8 ft. trees, 
each .'. $1.25 
American Sweet Chestnuts (Grafted) 
PROGRESS, FULLER AND CHAMPION— These are standard varieties with large nuts for the 
American. High quality. 4-6 ft. trees $1.00; 6-8 ft. trees, each ...$1.25 
HATHAWAY —An old variety but first propagated by me. From Michigan. Hardy, fine growing 
trees. Nuts highest quality, about an inch in diameter. Trees, each ...$1.25 
NOTE—The Quercy is known as a good pollenizer and should be planted with other trees for 
pollination. 
