Fresh Chestnuts For Sale Right From the Farm

The Washington Chestnut Company offers fresh chestnuts for sale right from the farm in northwest Washington State. Orders can be shipped to anywhere in the USA. Chestnut grown in Northwest Washington experience a cool growing season resulting in sweeter chestnuts just like the chestnuts from the mountains in France and Italy. The cool growing season also has the chestnut trees hold on to the nuts much longer than warmer growing areas. Later falling chestnuts is good for you because the chestnuts will not have been in cold storage for weeks giving you the freshest chestnuts possible.

We use best practices methods to manage the orchard and the delivery of the fresh chestnuts to you. Our most important best practice is to help you enjoy chestnuts to their fullest. We look forward to being your chestnut farm of choice when you are in the market for fresh chestnuts.

Enjoying fresh chestnuts in your diet is a great choice. Chestnuts are low in fat, gluten free, high in fiber, and they taste great. It is hard to find a better tasting food item than fresh chestnuts. Chestnuts are also a very versatile ingredient for many types of dishes aside from just eating it fresh from the roaster. From soups to salads, main dishes, and even deserts, chestnuts can be a part of each and every one. To get started using chestnuts in your culinary dishes, order some chestnuts right from the farm where the chestnuts are grown by placing your order today. This is our order form or you can call us toll free at 1(877) 966-7158.

Thinking about growing your own chestnut trees? It takes from 3 to 12 years for a chestnut tree to start producing chestnuts. Also, chestnut trees require at least 2 pollen producing trees to produce nuts. So plan on having at least 2 chestnut trees. You will also need a little room. Each chestnut tree needs about 30 feet from any other tree or shade producing structure. And one other thing, do not plant chestnut trees in clay soil. We currently have chestnut seedlings of American chestnut trees and European hybrids for sale. Grafted chestnut trees are availalbe for sale for these chestnut cultivars: Bisalta #3, Belle Epine, Colossal, Marigoule, Marival, and Prococe Migoule (see our products page for more info). If you wondering which chestnut trees are best for you, our chestnut cultivars page has a write up discussing many of the chestnut trees that can be grown in the Pacific Northwest.


Chestnut News

Chestnut trees require cross pollination to be able to set nuts with the kernel filled in. In this new section titled Chestnut Tree Pollination the issues associated with getting chestnut trees to successfully set nuts is discussed in detail and plain english. It is part of the Chestnut Growers Guide under chapter 4 Tree and Orchard Maintenance.

One of the long time members presented his findings associated with the ill effects of a chestnut tree condition called Bubbly Bark. Bubbly bark causes chestnut trees to decline in health and sometimes will result in the tree dying. The condition usually affects young grafted trees from 3 - 8 years old. In the Pacific Northwest the condition is most often found in the spring of the year just as the chestnut trees are starting their new growth and the soil is still saturated with water. If the chestnut tree does not die (not likely), it will have poor performance for several years. Once the tree recovers the tree will not likely get the condition again. The signs and symptoms are almost the same as Phytopthora root rot with one major difference. Root rot almost always kills a tree where Bubbly Bark does not.

There is a new article in our chestnut growers guide discussing soil moisture and irrigation. In the western states this time of year is when the soils are drying out and will need additional water to keep the chestnut trees healthy. Read more about orchard irrigation...

Chestnut trees are a favorite food item for rodents, deer, and other creatures lurking around the orchard. Our article about protecting chestnut trees has been updated to include using mole chasers in areas where under ground rodents are a problem. Read more about protecting trees...