GROW YOUR OWN CHESTNUTS!
FEATURES:
- Fluffy and fragrant cream-colored catkins adorn the tree in early summer before morphing into chestnuts for fall harvest
- Dark, glossy green leaves turn a brilliant yellow in fall
- The Sleeping Giant bears heavy crops of small to medium sized nuts that are packed with rich flavor
- Two trees are needed to ensure proper cross pollination for fruit production
- Resistant to Chestnut Blight, making it a great replacement for the American Chestnut
- Hand Selected, Fresh from the Grower
- Ships in a plant-safe designed box
Growth Facts
- Hardiness Zone: 4-8
- Mature Height: 30-60' tall
- Mature Width: 20-40' wide
- Exposure: Full Sun
- Spacing: 30-50' apart
GROW YOUR OWN CHESTNUTS!
FEATURES:
- Fluffy and fragrant cream-colored catkins adorn the tree in early summer before morphing into chestnuts for fall harvest
- Dark, glossy green leaves turn a brilliant yellow in fall
- The Sleeping Giant bears heavy crops of small to medium sized nuts that are packed with rich flavor
- Two trees are needed to ensure proper cross pollination for fruit production
- Resistant to Chestnut Blight, making it a great replacement for the American Chestnut
- Hand Selected, Fresh from the Grower
- Ships in a plant-safe designed box
Growth Facts
- Hardiness Zone: 4-8
- Mature Height: 30-60' tall
- Mature Width: 20-40' wide
- Exposure: Full Sun
- Spacing: 30-50' apart
Why plant Sleeping Giant Chinese Chestnut Treeling?
Sleeping Giant Chestnut trees are a fertile hybrid cultivar with proven blight resistance and large, spreading tree habit. Bears many small to medium-sized sweet, easy-to peel nuts that mature early in season. Often grown for timber. These chestnuts are known to have rich flavor and an early harvest, so you won't have to wait too long in those autumns days to reach up for a snack! You'll know when the chestnuts are almost ready when the tree burst with gorgeous yellow foliage!
In the early days of the United States, millions of American Chestnut Trees grew across the land, from Michigan to Maine and south to Mississippi and northwestern Florida. The largest specimens were over 100 feet tall and had trunks 12 feet thick. The durable wood supplied people with the material to make furniture, railway ties, and utility poles. Then, in 1904, a deadly Chestnut blight from China appeared at the Bronx Zoo. By the time Nat King Cole was singing about roasting chestnuts in 1946, most of the country’s Chestnut Trees had fallen victim. We offer seedlings from mature, surviving Chestnut Trees in northwestern Illinois in an effort to help get this glorious species reestablished!
How to use Sleeping Giant Chinese Chestnut Treeling in the landscape?
Be patient with this sleeping giant; it does not enjoy being woken while the frost is still settling. Watch as the days become warmer; the frost is a distant memory, and that is when Sleeping Giant will awaken with spring flowers. A great shade tree during the hot summer, this tree will continue to be productive into September once the nuts ripen. Sleeping Giant chestnuts are easy to peel and of medium to large size. Sleeping Giant does require to have other chestnuts planted nearby; however, Sleeping Giant's are often grown to be used for timber, giving you yet another productive use for this tree when issues with the tree come up.
Planting Zones
Hardiness Zone: 4-8
How To Plant Sleeping Giant Chinese Chestnut Treeling
Sleeping Giant Chestnut appreciates good, rich, moist, well-drained soil and plenty of sunshine. Chestnuts are encased in prickly, sea urchin–like pods, so you’ll want to keep this tree away from patios, pools, sidewalks, and other places where bare feet may wander. In rural areas, semi-wild spaces are ideal, as local wildlife like turkeys, jays, and grouse will love to share in the bounty. Before planting, check with your local extension office about the presence of Chestnut blight in your area and the feasibility of planting Chestnuts on your property.
How To Water
Chestnut Trees will appreciate watering deeply, and regularly during its first few years in the ground. Irrigate weekly, and especially during long dry spells or extreme heat after it’s established.
How To Fertilize
Incorporate Elements Starter Plant food granular form into the soil when planting. If planting in spring or summer, start fertilizing late fall using Elements Starter Plant food granular form on an annual basis each late fall. Continue this for the first three years to get your plant well established.
How Does Shipping Work?
Bower & Branch Trees, the real BIG trees, don’t fit in a box! Our big trees, sizes XL and bigger, require expert delivery and care, that means our extra-large trees are shipped on Bower & Branch trucks. We are the only ones who know how to ship our big and bigger trees and plants with tender loving care. We deliver your trees and plants directly to you. Ask Bower & Branch about planting services – we'd be happy to assist in installation.
*For Big trees and Shrubs, Size XL and bigger: Review our Seasonal Shipping Timelines and Policy here.
Your trees and plants are grown across the United States at various Bower & Branch Growers. Depending on your location, your plant orders may be shipped from various locations. Please expect orders with multiple items to be delivered over a number of days as a result. Orders made up of numerous items or selections will not arrive at your home on the same day.
Shipping Delays:
From time to time, Bower & Branch Growers may determine to delay order shipment based on various factors for plant health. Weather in your region, as well as, where your plants are grown, is always considered when shipping. Extreme weather conditions may delay some or all of your order. Bower & Branch allows our Growers to make final shipping decisions based solely to benefit your trees and plants’ health and success.
How Does Sizing Work?
The size of our trees have nothing to do with the container size like you may find elsewhere–big doesn't mean just height - it’s also vigor, age, and overall health. Other online retailers are going to tell you that a plant is a seven gallon, that means nothing to your tree or plant (or you.)
Our trees for sale online are graded on large, x-large, and even bigger sizes. This is because our trees are sized by their age—the higher the letter, the more mature the tree. The age determines the trees’ overall height, size of the trunk and the overall branch density.
All of these characteristics are what you should be looking for when choosing a tree for immediate impact and instant curb appeal. Our extra-large tree and plant sizes are sure to wow you and your neighbors!
See the size guides below.
