Chinese Chestnuts 
A fine bushy tree for your lawn. Produces 
abundantly at an early age. Delicious Sweet 
Chestnuts. Hardy — Blight Resistant. The 
Chinese Chestnut was introduced by the U. S. 
Dept. of Agriculture as the most blight re- 
sistant species. Nuts larger than the Ameri- 
can Chestnut and are equally sweet and good. 
The Chinese Chestnut is a coming commercial 
orchard tree—not a fast grower but bushy and 
low, making harvesting easy. Often bear when 
the trees are only 3 to 4 feet tall. Very orna- 
mental trees. Plant several trees for best pol- 
lenization. 
Three New Varieties 
Since their first introduction the U. S. D. A. 
has been engaged in the breeding and selec- 
tion of the best types of these Chinese Chest- 
nuts. In 1941 they made selection of three of 
the most promising trees from their bearing 
test orchards (originally planted in 1938) and 
gave them the Chinese names, “Meiling,’ “Ku- 
ling” and “Nanking.” Their annual yield rec- 
ord in pounds per tree is given in the follow- 

ing table: CHINESE CHESTNUT 
1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 Total 
Meiling _....... Perahsdehsncesseehe=<sseantccaans <o wl ~ 4 2! 37 24 73 160 
PGAI LE 60) pros os cates 56t.- cus noes 144th oopeden 4 4 6 6 14 34 50 118 
Nanking ou... cee ati Uidncastetatedentct 2 oe e 2 34 38 I 88 163 
The nuts produced by these three new varieties are large and attractive, averaging well below 45 nuts per 
pound. The trees have not shown signs of injury by blight, and in view of the general resistance to blight 
shown by the Chinese Chestnut wherever it is grown the new varieties should be essentially free of the disease. 
Because of the heavy yield of large attractive and high quality nuts and the possible wide adaptability of 
these varieties it is felt that they will soon find a place in American horticulture. 
Prices of Chinese Chestnuts 
Thrifty trees (not grafted, but all Each per 10 
first generation from heavy fruiting trees)  ...........cccccccsscrecsseee2°S Ite $1.75 $12.50 
3-4 ft. 2.25 ; 17.50 
4-5 ft. 3.00 : 25.00 
New Varieties, Kuling, Meiling and Nanking .............ccccc.d°4 ft. 4.00 

Set several of these Chinese Chestnut trees for best fruitfulness and you will be more than pleased with 
the heavy crop of delicious Chestnuts. 
Chinese Chestnuts as a 
Commercial Crop 
The fact that these Chinese Chestnut trees come into 
bearing at such an early age—usually in 3 to 4 years 
after planting—and that they produce so abundantly at 
an increasing rate with the age and size of the trees; that 
they are free from the blight which has practically wiped 
out the native American Chestnuts; that they are suffi- 
ciently hardy for planting in the North Central States. 
These qualities together with the fact that there is a 
ready sale for the nuts set the Chinese Chestnuts up as a 
distinct commercial crop for the north. At present the 
seedling trees are being planted. Later as the trees be- 
come available in quantity the newer selected varieties 
such as Meiling, Kuling and Nanking will be set out in 
the commercial nut orchards. 


Brief cultural directions for the various kinds of 
plants are included in this Catalog. With each 
order of Nursery stock you will receive free a copy 
of our Booklet ‘Successful Planting.” 

Chinese 
Chestnut 
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