Many people think that 
Chestnut trees have to be 
several years old or fully grown 
before bearing nuts. Look at 
this little tree on the right. 
It is making its third year’s 
growth and is maturing twenty 
burs that will contain probably 
a pound of nuts. 


The photograph at left is that of a promising young 
seedling setting one bur while making its second year’s 
growth. It was planted in our test orchard when one 
year old, being a straight whip about 30 inches high. 
These two photographs prove that Chinese Blght- 
Resistant Chestnut trees will produce nuts while very 
young. Our stock frequently produces nuts in. the 
nursery row, and when transplanted to the orchard the 
trees commence bearing as soon as they become well 
established. 
