{"product_id":"chestnut-zcc-seeds-sweet-hardy-chinese-chestnut","title":"Chestnut (ZCC) seeds - Sweet Hardy Chinese chestnut","description":"\u003cp\u003eChinese chestnut is desired for its hardiness, disease resistance and of course their nuts.  You can eat fresh or make your own gluten free deliciously sweet flour.  The nuts fall free to the ground.  All you have to do is pick them up.  Our ZCC tree regularly produces 100 pounds of nuts most years. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese are regionally proven trees to grow in the Northeast. Please see our web pages on chestnuts to learn more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(37, 114, 30); text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf you find a provider with a tree with as many flowers as ZCC buy it.  A tree with this many flowers produces thousands of nuts.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese are from locally grown and adapted Chinese chestnut trees on our farm.  So, you know if they can grow at our windy elevation of USDA zones 4B\/5A they will grow in yours.  Known to grow in 4a, try in zones 3.   When mature at 25 years they are about 25 to 30 feet tall and 25 feet wide, with a round form as shown. These nuts are typical of many Chinese chestnuts and are on the smaller size of orchard chestnuts. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese are tasty, sweet nuts! If you ask us, they taste like a sweet pistachio.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2056a8;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWild Life Food Plot Heaven.  This is the tree for feeding wildlife.  Nuts drop early October to fatten up deer, bear and turkey for the winter.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen do we ship seeds?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWe are at the mercy of nature when we ship trees.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eWe must wait for the trees to be dormant to supply you with the healthiest trees for spring vigor.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eJuvenile trees do not like to go dormant until there is “killing frost”. The term killing frost just means the trees will stop growth and go dormant for the winter.  We ship seeds at the same time as trees.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eSpring we typically ship late-April to late-May weather dependent, dormant and bare root.  In the fall we ship mid-October to early November, dormant and bare root. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eYou will be notified of pending shipment to your address, when a shipping label has been made for your order.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e  We cannot ship to the west coast states or where chestnut gall wasps quarantines exist, like Michigan.  Cannot ship to Canada for small orders.  We do not have chestnut gall wasps on our farm.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReminder a \"cultivar\" is a clone of the parent tree and performs just like the parent as it is the one and same genetics.  Whereas, \"seedlings\" are just like children, it inherits traits from both parents and what traits are expressed we learn as it matures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor tax exempt orders please email info@znutty.com with the desired quantity and your ship too address. \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe give discounts for quantity orders.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: #ffffff; color: #212b36; cursor: text; font-family: -apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,San Francisco,Segoe UI,Roboto,Helvetica Neue,sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eYou need two trees for pollination. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: #ffffff; color: #212b36; font-family: -apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,San Francisco,Segoe UI,Roboto,Helvetica Neue,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 1.4; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003eWe will do our best to make you happy as we state on our\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Z's Nutty Ridge LLC Terms and Conditions\" href=\"https:\/\/znutty.com\/pages\/terms-and-conditions\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTerms and Conditions page\u003c\/a\u003e.   \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Z's Nutty Ridge LLC","offers":[{"title":"20 seeds  $1 ea.","offer_id":50550858317922,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"100 seeds      $0.80 ea.","offer_id":50550858350690,"sku":null,"price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1857\/2633\/files\/IMG_20260924_163109817_HDR_AE.jpg?v=1790434866","url":"https:\/\/znutty.com\/products\/chestnut-zcc-seeds-sweet-hardy-chinese-chestnut","provider":"Z's Nutty Ridge LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}