Most of the blight-resistant varieties in our orchard come from the Castanea mollissima family, along with several hybrids and complex hybrids, each originally grown from seed. In the eastern United States, these types are essentially the only practical option because of chestnut blight.
01-45 seedling of a European/Japanese hybrid. One of Bob Stehli’s original favorites.
A1
A5
ACE
Amy
Auburn Homestead
Auburn Super
B-65
Badgersett
Black Satin
Chandler
Dunstan
Eaton
Empire Elite
Feralwood Select (North Carolina)
Gellatly Sweet
Gideon
H-14
H-16
Hansen
Hong Kong
Hongliza
Jenny
Kohr
LIU
Luvall’s Monster
Nan-King
Norris
Ozark Chinquapin (Native to the Ozarks)
Payne
Pandora
Peach
Perry
Qing
Red Feather (North Carolina)
S1
Sleeping Giant
Stehli Mix
Tree of the North
Turtle Power
Szego
Yixian Large
Yixian Orange
YNW
72-76
72-325