Container-grown stock can be planted in early October or in late March.
Starting a chestnut planting with seedlings offers the advantages of low initial
costs and the opportunity to establish cultivars not readily available from
commercial nurseries. Disadvantages of establishing a chestnut orchard with
seedlings include delaying the onset of profits from nut production and adding
the expense of grafting your own trees. For additional chestnut production
information, see the Growing Chinese
Chestnuts in Missouri guide on the Publications and
Informational Materials page.
Retail chestnut seedling and cultivar suppliers:
Empire Chestnut Company
3276 Empire Rd SW
Carrollton, OH 44615
330-627-3181
http://www.empirechestnut.com/aboutus.htm
England's Orchard & Nursery
316 SR 2004
McKee, KY 40447
606-965-2228
http://www.nuttrees.net
Nash Nursery
4975 Grand River Rd
Owosso, MI 48867
517-651-5278
E-mail: nashfarm@shianet.org
Nolin River Nut Tree Nursery
797 Port Wooden Rd.
Upton, KY 42784
270-369-8551
http://www.nolinnursery.com
Forrest Keeling Nursery
88 Keeling Lane
Elsberry, MO 63343
(800) 356-2401 or (573) 898-5571
http://www.fknursery.com
(if you are located on the West Coast)
Burnt Ridge Nursery
432 Burnt Ridge Rd
Onalaska, WA 98570
360-985-2873
http://landru.i-link-2.net/burntridge/
Owl Creek Ranch
14637 Claribel Rd.
Waterford, CA 95386-9745
209-848-4816, fax. 209-847-1083
Email: owl-nuts@ix.netcom.com
(if you are located in the southeastern USA)
Chestnut Hill Nursery
15105 NW 94th Ave.
Alachua, FL 32615
800-669-2067
http://www.chestnuthillnursery.com
An extended list of suppliers world wide can be found at:
http://www.caes.state.ct.us/FactSheetFiles/PlantPathology/fspp050f.htm