NUT TREE SPECIALISTS 
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BLIGHT RESISTANT CHESTNUT 
CHINESE CHESTNUT, castanea molissima—This strain was introduced 
by the U. S. Department of Agriculture in its search for blight resistant species, 
and is the best of the chestnuts so introduced. The nuts are larger than those 
of the American chestnut and are equally sweet and good. This species does 
well on a wide range of soils but does not do well on low poorly drained soil. 
JAPANESE CHESTNUT, castanea japonica. This strain was introduced 
in this country more than a century ago. The nuts are larger than either the 
Chinese or American chestnuts. Kernel more coarse than the Chinese but 
very palatable when boiled or roasted. 
THE HEARTNUT, juglans cordiformis 
This variety is rare 
in this country for the 
reason that it is a 
“Sport” or extreme 
variation of the com¬ 
mon Japan walnut, jug¬ 
lans sieboldiana, and al¬ 
most invariably re¬ 
verts to that type of 
species from seed. Ow¬ 
ing to the extra crack¬ 
ing quality of the nut, 
the rapid and luxuriant 
growth, and early and 
prolific bearing of the 
tree, the Heartnut is 
one of our most valu¬ 
able nut bearing trees. 
Those looking for a nut 
tree that will equal the 
poplars, maples and 
willows in extreme 
rapid growth will want 
to plant the Heartnut. 
The tree has large, al¬ 
most tropical-looking 
foliage. The nut is 
heart-shaped, smooth, 
brown in color and is 
of excellent quality 
having a flavor closely 
resembling our but¬ 
ternut. The nuts are 
borne in clusters of Heartnut bearing in nursery 
from five to fifteen nuts. 
These trees are hard to propagate and are therefore more expensive to 
produce. 
