Dunstan Chestnut Trees for Sale Online

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Once beautiful and abundant, the American Chestnut Tree covered vast tracts of land across the eastern United States for thousands of years until a fungus (blight) from Asia decimated virtually every tree standing on North American soil. After nearly 70 years of absence, the American Chestnut is poised to make a comeback, thanks in part to the Dunstan Chestnut.

Dr. Robert T. Dunstan cross-pollinated American grafts with a mixture of USDA Chinese chestnut selections. The result is the blight-resistant Dunstan Chestnut Tree. It is easy to grow and thrives in a wide variety of areas. Chestnuts are the very best tree for wildlife. Their consistent yearly crop of large, sweet nuts (unlike oaks and other nuts that cycle between heavy and light-years) provides regular, high-quality food for deer, turkey, squirrel, and bear.

Dunstan Chestnut trees provide tasty chestnuts for eating raw or roasting. This blight-resistant tree is one of the most high-demand fruit/nut trees in the U.S. Although Dunstan will bear chestnuts 3 to 5 years after planting, it needs at least 2 trees to produce nuts. 

Looking for more? Shop our full selection of Fruit and Nut Trees, and read our directions How to Plant Fruit Trees and learn about What Happened to the Chestnut Tree.