GRAFTED TREES 
CASTIVA—3 year Transplant. 
COLOSSAL—1 year .-. 
COLOSSAL—3 year Transplant. 
LARGE AMERICAN SWEET—1 year.... 
QUERCY—1 year. 
ITALIAN—1 year and 2 years. 
HYBRID—1 year and 2 years. 
FRENCH MARRON—1 year. 
MOLLISSIMA—2 year Transplant. 
JAPANESE—1 year. 
CHESTNUT TREE PRICE LIST 
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$2.25 
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$1.75 
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$1.25 
3.00 
2.50 
2.25 
$2.00 
1.75 
1.50 
1.25 
$1.00 
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.80 
.70 
.60 
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.40 
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.80 
.70 
.60 
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.40 
1.25 
1.00 
.75 
.50 
.40 
HOW TO PLANT AND GROW THE CHESTNUT 
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. 
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. 
DESCRIPTION OF GRAFTED TREES 
Quercy. A French Marron of large uni¬ 
form size. Introduced many years ago by 
Felix Gillet. Nut is round and glossy, 
dark rich brown, selling instantly on its 
appearance. Of heaviest consistent bear¬ 
ing. The most precocious bearer we have 
ever seen. Sets burrs three months from 
the graft. Matures nuts late and is in 
prime condition 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. 8®% fall free 
from burr. QUERCY 
Covers a Silver Dollar 
Use Chestnut Trees for Shade 
Besides those priced above we have extra large branched trees. 
(Some in bearing) G to 9 feet high, $2.00, $2.25 and $2.50 each. 
Large American Sweet. Five times the size of na¬ 
tive American sweet and nearly as good quality. 
Matures very early, bringing top prices. Very attrac¬ 
tive 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. 
Requiring but occasional pruning, no spraying, no 
propping, no ladder climbing— the Chestnut is pro¬ 
duced at very low costs. After the tree has been in 
three or four years no pruning is necessary. Let it 
grow naturally. Old trees should have the bushy 
growth removed from inside every four or five years. 
According to age yields of 2000 to 5000 pounds per 
acre may be expected. At the 1938 wholesale price 
of 10c per pound, the cash return will run from $200 to 
$500 per acre. Chestnuts bloom in June and are never 
injured by frost. 
CASTIVA 
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. 
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See page 15 for a 
frilly leaved new 
ornamental CHESTNUT 
COLOSSAL. Our introduction. An Asiatic hy¬ 
brid. Extremely large nuts that FALL FREE 
FROM THE BURR. Ripens in September and 
brings high prices, being first in the market. 
Quality good. Quercy pollinates it. Using 1 
Quercy to 8 Colossals, 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 produced 300 lbs. in 1939 and it is a 
small tree, compared with other chestnuts. 
COLOSSAL. Actual Size. 
SEED GROWN TREES 
French Marron—Seedlings of Quercy, one of the 
best of the large Marrons. Regular bearers of large, 
fine nuts. They do' well under California conditions 
and are best for planting in Coastal counties. 
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. 
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. 
Japanese. Very large. Hardy. Said to be Blight 
Resistant. Bears young. 
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. 
PLANT CHESTNUTS 
For Heavy and Regular Bearing 
QUERCY 
BEARS 
YOUNG 
Just see the numbe 
of burrs on these fou 
months old trees, righ 
in the nursery rows 
LARGE AMERICAN SWEET 
Covers 50-Cent Piece 
