PQK Chestnut Trees

PQK Chestnut Trees For Sale

PQK Chestnut Trees (Castanea dentata ‘PQK’) are excellent trees from the University of Missouri, hybridized from the Peach, Qing, and Kohr varieties. When you plant this tree, you can harvest the nuts, eat them fresh and roasted, and dry them to use throughout the year! Great for the environment, and great for your appetite!

Chestnut Trees Details

Family: Fagaceae

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Water Needs: Moist

Height: 25 – 35 ft.

Spread: 20 – 25 ft.

Growth Rate: Fast

Bloom Time: Spring

Flower Color: White

Wildlife Value: Attracts bees, butterflies, and birds.

Landscape Uses and Maintenance

Castanea dentata is a deciduous tree that has extraordinary wildlife value and landscape value. It produces sweet nuts at much earlier maturity compared to other chestnut trees.

You can plant this tree to create a nuttery, as a shade tree, or in a native or woodland garden. Avoid growing this tree in high-traffic areas where its nuts may be hazardous to passersby.

This tree will make a significant visual impact on your property, with its dark green leaves and ornamental white, feathery flowers that can be seen at a distance. This tree will reliably produce the chestnuts in burrs that are easily separated, with high yields.

Plant this tree in a location that has full sun and well draining soil. Avoid planting it in a location that has compacted or waterlogged soil, where it will decline.

Make sure to water this tree until it is well established. Water it during periods of drought.

will attract plenty of wildlife, including birds, small mammals, and butterflies that will eat their edible, sweet nuts from the ground. Make sure you get to the nuts first if you want to harvest them! Various pollinators are attracted to the flowers.

This tree is generally deer-resistant once mature; however, you should be sure to protect it while it is young and vulnerable to browsing damage.

Noteworthy Characteristics

PQK Chestnut Trees are resistant to unexpected frosts, anthracnose, and blight.