NEW! Deer Food Plot Bundle – 3 trees – Hybrid chestnut x 2 and 1 Empire Elite or Qing – Fall shipping

Description

Extend your season with these 3 chestnut trees!
Deer Food Plot Bundle – 3 trees – Hybrid chestnut x 2 and 1 Empire Elite seedling.
2 American x Chinese hybrid Chestnut Seedlings – 12 – 18″ (Similar to Dunstans but without the trademark price)
1 Empire Elite or Qing chestnut seedling – 12 – 18″
Midwest Memory trees – adapted No. to Zones 5 – 7.
The hybrid seedlings were grown from locally gathered seed right here in NE Kansas, giving them built-in regional adaptation before they ever go in the ground. They also feature late bud break, meaning they’re better equipped to shrug off late spring frosts that can devastate early-leafing trees.

Why this tree bundle:
– Extend your season! The Hybrid chestnut will drop in late season. The Empire Elite will drop in early to mid season.
– Both produce medium to large, easy-to-peel nuts.
– Produces medium to large nuts — bigger than most Chinese varieties
Late-dropping variety — nuts fall in late September through October in Kansas
Frost-hardy bud break gives extra resilience in unpredictable Midwest springs
Bears in 4-5 years; commercial production by 10-12 years
Similar genetics to Dunstan hybrids (without the trademark price)
– The Empire Elite are planted from seed from Route 9 Cooperative in Ohio. The Hybrid chestnut is collected a farm mix with Qing, Peach, Dunstan-type hybrid, and other Chinese chestnut parents.
– The hybrid seedlings were grown from locally gathered seed right here in NE Kansas, giving them built-in regional adaptation before they ever go in the ground.

Planting specs:
Spacing: 25-30 feet apart
Soil: Slightly acidic, pH 4.5–6.5
Zones 5–7
Time to maturity: 15 years

Shipping: Fall orders ship as containerized trees (2-gallon equivalent, removed from pot before shipping). Late Fall and Spring orders ship bare root during dormancy. Local pickup also available.
Choose the LARGE shipping option!