hardiness zone

5 - 8

pollination requirements

require cross-pollination to produce nuts effectively, meaning you need to plant at least two different Gillet Chestnut trees near each other to ensure proper pollination through wind carrying pollen between them

site and soil

1/2 day to full sun and well-drained soil, acidic soil with a sandy to loamy texture.

Size at Maturity

30-60 ft

Gillet Chestnut

Name: Gillet Chestnut
Brand: Planting Justice
SKU: PJ-685-GIL-ORG
Price: 35.0 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

$35.00

sold out

Certification

organic

Quantity must be 1 or more

Gillet Chestnut (Castanea sp.) Very large (12 to the pound), excellent flavored nuts peel very easily. A C. crenata hybrid named after the famed fruit and nut breeder Felix Gillet, who pioneered the growing of many species of fruiting plants on his Sierra foothill farm in the late 1880's. A mid to late ripening nut, it is considered to be one of the best for both commercial and home use.