Growing Chestnuts

Ways to source American chestnut nuts:

• Attend the nut swap at ACR’s annual meeting which is held each fall in NY
  [link will be provided to the 2025 meeting when scheduled]

• Contact Allen Nichols at fajknichols.75@gmail.com

• Find a (rare) wild American chestnut tree that is producing nuts

Ways to plant American chestnuts

• Direct ground seeding in orchard

• Planting seeds into pots

• Transplanting potted seedlings to orchard

Caring for chestnuts

• Site selection

• Best management practices

• Protection from wildlife