PRICE LIST AND DESCRIPTION OF GRAFTED TREES 
One Year Tops, Budded High, Two Year Roots 
Caliper 
' in 
Ins. 
Height 
Each 
10 
34 
to 
i 
inch... 
.6 
ft. 
up. 
. $1.75 
$1.50 
"/i« 
to 
H 
inch... 
...5 
ft. 
up. 
. 1.50 
1.25 
Vie 
to 
A 
inch... 
...3 
ft. 
Up.. 
. 1.25 
1.00 
•Vie 
to 
Vie 
inch.. 
....2 
ft. 
up. 
. 1.00 
.90 
I.ARGE AMERICAN SWEET 
Covers 50-Cent Piece 
Note: 
5 trees at 10 rate. 
Higher prices on Colossal 
and Mollissima. 
QUERCY 
Covers a Silver Dollar 
Mayseptjan. (Pronounced Mayseption). Intro¬ 
duced by us in 1932. A large nut of fine quality 
about size and shape of our Large American 
Sweet variety. Bears well. Blooms in May, 
ripens in September, keeps until January, hence 
its name. Its value over others is its early rip¬ 
ening date. Falls from the burr. 
Fuller. A hybrid sweet of finest quality. Me¬ 
dium large size. Matures mid-season. Easily 
kept in good condition until spring. Not so 
heavy a bearer as some, but makes up for it in 
quality. Nuts fall free from burr. 
Boone. Medium large size. Ripens early. Bear 
early and abundantly. A Japanese-American 
Hybrid of fine quality. This nut peels easily, 
keeps well and does well under both valley and 
mountain conditions. 
Large American Sweet. Five times the 
size of native American sweet and 
nearly as good quality. Matures very 
early, bringing top prices. Very at¬ 
tractive in form and color. A good 
bearer and strong grower. Nuts fall 
free from burr and are uniform in size. 
We strongly recommend this variety. 
Mollissima. Known as “Chinese Hairy 
Chestnut,” and bears quite young. Nuts 
large, good quality with easily peeled 
skin. It is more blight-resistant than 
any other species. Is much in demand 
and present supply very limited. Place 
orders early, please. Grafted stock in 
medium size trees only, $2.50 each. 
MOLLISSIMA SEEDLING TREES 
Each 10 100 
4-6 ft ... $ .90 $7.50 $65.00 
3-4 ft . 75 6.00 50.00 
2 ft .35 2.50 
Chestnuts 
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YOU CAN PLANT 
All varieties listed for 
California; with prefer¬ 
ence to Quercy and 
French Marrons for coast 
counties. 
All varieties listed, for 
Eastern states and Paci¬ 
fic Northwest, except 
QUERCY, which may, 
however, be used as a 
pollenizer. 
CASTIVA 
Quercy. A French Marron of large uniform 
size. Nut is round and glossy, dark rich brown, 
selling instantly on its appearance. Of heaviest 
consistent bearing. The most precocious bearer 
we have ever seen. Sets burrs three months from 
the graft. Matures nuts late and is in prime con¬ 
dition for the holiday trade. While not as good 
eating quality as the others listed, it can be 
counted on to stack up tonnage and profits. 
80% fall free from burr. 
COLOSSAL. An Asiatic hybrid. Extremely 
large nuts that FALL FREE FROM THE BURR. 
Ripens in September and brings high prices, be¬ 
ing first in the market. Quality good. Quercy pol¬ 
linates it. This variety produces BIG PROFITS. 
The nuts are big, the crop is big, the profits are 
big. Matures nuts in September. Whole crop is 
down in 10 days or two weeks. Original tree pro¬ 
duces 175 to 200 lbs. every year and it is a small 
tree, compared with other chestnuts. 
Note: Colossal, 2 to 4 ft., $2.08 per tree. 
Castiva. Our introduction. About the size and 
shape of Large American Sweet. Of fine quality. 
Sweet. Pellicle peels free from kernel. Matures 
early in season. Quercy pollinates this variety. 
Original tree has 60-foot spread. Bears heavily. 
Nuts fall free from burr. 
CHESTNUT SEED 
We Offer Nuts Prepared for Planting 
Postpaid to Fourth Zone 
Per lb. 10 lbs. 50 lbs. 
ITALIAN .35c $3.00 $12.50 
FRENCH MARRON .75c 5.00 17.50 
HOW TO PLANT AND 
Where to Plant—It grows like a regular native tree here and in the Sierra 
Nevada Mountains and wherever the Black Oak is found will be ideal condi¬ 
tions. They are also at home in the Valleys and are doing well near the 
coast. Immense trees can be expected on the deep, heavy soils. They take 
kindly to adobe. 
How to Plant—On heavy, rich soil plant 60x60 feet. Poorer land 50x50, or if 
space is limited, 40x40. The chestnut requires plenty of light and air. Sixty 
feet between the rows and 30 feet apart in the row is the best plan. This 
takes 24 trees to the acre. Take out every other tree in raw before they 
crowd. This plan allows inter-cropping of the wide row for a number of 
years. Seedling trees may be used for the interplants. 
Soils—The chestnut does best on soils that are slightly acid, deep and 
fertile. This tree can not be expected to resist Oak Root fungus. 
Cross-Pollination—Mare than one variety should be planted, both for bene¬ 
fits of cross-pollination and to lengthen out the harvest season. Our Quercy 
and French Marron varieties have an abundance of pollen. 
GROW THE CHESTNUT 
Planting—Dig holes 2x2 feet all around. With sharp knife remove broken 
roots and cut ends of all roots to sound wood. Remove all buds below 
ground-line. Plant tree not deeper than before. Use only top soil (well 
firmed with ball of foot) about the roots. Tie tree firmly to stake soon as 
planted. Set stake while planting to avoid driving it into roots. Cut back 
whip trees one-half and allow one strong shoot to grow to six feet where it 
may be headed. Branched trees cut back to 3 or 4 branches and head in 
branches to 3 buds from trunk. Encourage growth to one central leader, 
which is Nature’s way. DON’T TRAIN TO VASE FORM, as trees will split 
apart with weight of the crop. Shade trunk for first few years with Yucca 
Tree Protectors (see page 16) or two thin boards. 
Irrigation—When well established they will bear bountifully without irri¬ 
gation. If water is available, irrigation should be practiced. Heavy irriga¬ 
tion followed by cultivation three weeks before nuts begin to fall is highly 
desirable, to loosen nuts from burr. 
Cost to Plant—60x60 ft. square method takes 12 trees. Triangle method, 14 
trees per acre, which costs only $7.00 to $15.00 per acre for grafted trees. 
CHESTNUT TREES—Grown From Select Seed 
Caliper in Inches Height 
to 1 inch 7 ft. and up .. 
Hie to % inch 6 ft. and up . .. 
%« to u /i8 inch 5 ft. and up . 
Vi to 9 /is inch 4 ft. and up .... 
% to Vi inch 3 ft. and up ... 
Vi to % inch 2 ft. and up .. 
Five of different varieties at 10 rate. 
Each 
Per 10 
Per 100 
.95 
.90 
.85 
.75 
.75 
.65 
.65 
.55 
.55 
.45 
- .45 
.35 
30 at 100 rate. 
French Marron—Seedlings of Quer¬ 
cy, one of the best of the large Mar¬ 
rons. Regular bearers of large, fine 
nuts. They do well under California 
conditions and are best for planting 
in Coastal counties. 
Italian or Spanish—Seedlings of the 
European chestnut. While not so 
large as the Marron type, they bear 
good quality nuts of fair size and do 
well under severe conditions. 
Hybrid —These are from our Large 
American Sweet variety. Trees of this 
type are likely to produce fine new 
sorts. Most of them drop free from 
burrs and are of sweet taste. 
THE BLIGHT - RESISTANT MOLLISSIMA Seedling trees priced under Mollissima grafted description. 
COLOSSAL. Actual Size. 
CHESTNUTS MAKE WONDERFUL SHADE TREES 
Extra Large Well Branched Trees, 8 to 10 Feet High 
$2.00, $2.25 and $2.50 Each 
Some of These Are in Bearing 
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MAYSEPTJAN 
