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The Fall Draw™ Chinese Chestnut tree produces an abundant crop of sweet chestnuts every year. The vigor is very high, and the production is excellent. I planted 160 seedlings from the original Fall Draw orchard some years ago and have now selected six trees from that original planting. I selected these six trees based on vigor and production to propagate more trees from. It is an early producer (you will see chestnuts on your trees between 2 and 3 years, depending on the nutrients available in your soil). These trees produce a crop highly preferred by whitetail deer and very edible for human consumption. Its attractiveness, combined with its later drop (through October), makes it the perfect tree for planting in a hunting situation. Mature height 60′ and suitable for plant hardiness zone 4b-8
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FALL DRAW™ CHINESE CHESTNUT TREES FOR SALE
The Chinese Chestnut trees for sale are fast-growing chestnut trees that reach heights of 40′ to 60′. These trees consistently produce an abundant crop of sweet chestnuts every year. They bloom well after the chance of frost. These Fall Draw™ Chinese Chestnuts have excellent resistance to blight. I have been growing from the same group of Chinese chestnuts for years.
The earliest I have ever seen the parent trees start dropping is October 8th. The latest was October 23rd. Most other chestnut trees in Pennsylvania have finished dropping by the time October rolls around. This is why they are called Fall Draw™ and why they give you an advantage during hunting season! The trees grown from these parent trees will be genetically different, with various drop times from each tree from the last week in September through the last week in October, and into November. I have noticed that some of the new trees are holding and dropping chestnuts late, even into January (a January tree is one out of 40). What you are getting is a nice mix of variation when considering planting chestnut trees for wildlife.
It is tough to gather nuts from these trees because deer highly desire them. I gather every evening because there won’t be any left on the ground come morning, and there is always an amazing amount of deer under this group of trees when they are dropping. These Fall Draw™ Chinese chestnut trees for sale are planted and thriving as far North as Western NY in hardiness Zone 4b on my properties.
CHINESE CHESTNUT TREE PLANTING INSTRUCTIONS
Plant at least two chestnut trees nearby for pollination. A minimum of 35′ for tree spacing when planting Fall Draw™ Chinese Chestnut trees. They can grow in various soil types, but I recommend avoiding wet or heavy clay soil. These trees are tolerant to low pH as well as low fertility. The Chinese chestnut trees require at least 6 hours of full sun.
SHIPPING/PICK UP
Shipping to Plant Hardiness zones 2-8 will occur in late fall and spring (select your ship date during checkout). Dormant bare-root trees must be planted in the spring, while trees in your area remain dormant. You can select your ship date when checking out on the website. If you are picking up your trees, typically, the last week in March or the first week in April is perfect for planting in Pennsylvania. We have expanded our free local pick-up to surrounding states, as it may be more cost-effective for orders of 30 trees or more. You can select your pick-up date during checkout on the website. Please call or message us to make an appointment to pick up your trees if you can not make the date you selected.
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| Weight | 6.5 lbs |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 58 × .25 × .25 in |
| Size | 1' to 2', 2' to 3', 3' to 4', 4' to 6', 6' to 8' (local pick up only), 8' to 10' (local pick up only) |
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Returns: We have been shipping plants around the country for quite some time now. We provide
healthy live plants. We take every effort to ensure that your plants are packed in a way that
maintains that health as they arrive to you. We can not be responsible for how plants are handled
when they leave our care or are handled by customers.
Tree care: If you plant your tree up on high dry ground they may need watered through the first
summer, if you plant too low and wet your trees may drown. Be careful of the herbicide you may
use around the tree (read the label). I want you and your trees to succeed but if you don't tube or
cage them the deer will eat your tree that night.
Hours: We do not keep regular hours. If you would like to visit the nursery, just call, send a
message or email. Anyone is more than welcome.
Selected pickup dates: Trees can be picked up in the spring as soon as you can dig in your soil.
Trees need to be picked by the end of April. Before picking up, please contact us letting us know
when you are planning to come so we can have your order ready for you when you arrive.
Shipping: When buying grafted trees, depending on the amount of trees you order will determine
the size box the trees will be shipped in. If you order 8 or fewer two-year-old trees, they will fit into a 66''x10''x10'' box. Ordering 9 to 16 two-year-old trees will fit into a 66''x15''x14'' box. Ordering 16 or more two year old trees will fill into 2 or more boxes, depending on the total amount of trees bought. Trees may need to be professionally pruned to fit in these boxes. Ship dates will be selected by you before completing you order. We ship trees from early March to late April. You should select a ship date that is suitable for the location you are planting your trees. Trees will ship through UPS on Monday’s, Tuesday’s, and Wednesday’s.
You will receive an email notification when your trees ship. When trees arrive, plant as soon as possible. If you cannot, it
would be best to heal them into soil or store in a cool place not allowing roots to freeze but not
allowing the trees to become warm.
If Tree Tube products are the only items you purchase then they will ship as soon as the order is
received. You may have to select a ship date but I can assure you if you are just ordering tree
tubes they will ship immediately. If Tree Tube products are purchased with trees, then they will
ship with the trees.
Due to the cost of shipping there will be a minimum of 4 trees that have to be purchased in order
for checkout to occur. Due to phytosanitary regulations, we do not ship to California. We also do not ship chestnut trees to Washington, Florida or Oregon State. Trees will be packaged correctly to meet the shipping requirements for Idaho and all other states.
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