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Beth

‘Beth’ (C. mollissima) is a seedling selection from Kentucky made by John Brittain at Nolin River Nut Tree Nursery. Its nut is small, but it has good flavor and texture (Nave, 1998). This cultivar is maintained in the UMCA

Bergantz

‘Bergantz’ (C. sativa × C. crenata) is an orchard seedling (possibly of the cultivar Nevada) in the Sierra Nevada foothills. The seed source was Bob Bergantz. The cultivar produces extra-large nuts in California that peel easily and have an

Benton Harbor

‘Benton Harbor’ (C. mollissima) is a seedling selection from the Michigan State University experiment station in Benton Harbor, MI. Its mother is described as the largest tree at the station. ‘Benton Harbor’ yields are high and stable, from 70

AU Leader

‘AU Leader’ (C. mollissima) was released by Auburn University in 1980 (Norton et al., 1983). It produces medium-size nuts that range upward from ~13 g, depending on location and year. They have an excellent flavor, raw or roasted, and

ABC Red

‘ABC Red’ (C. mollissima) is an open pollinated (OP) seedling selection made by M. Nave from the cultivar Honglizi, the Nanjing Botanical Garden’s red chestnut. The nuts were imported under the USDA permit from Liu Liu of Nanjing Botanical

Yixin Large Nut

‘Yixian Large Nut’ (C. mollissima) is a selection made in 1993 by M. Nave. The seedling originated from a seedlot of large nuts from Yixian, Anhui Province, China, in the southern tip of Anhui Province, and it is possibly

Payne

‘Payne’ (C. mollissima), also known as Byron 3-3, was selected from the old orchard at the Southeastern Fruit and Tree Nut Research Laboratory in Byron, GA. ‘Payne’ was selected for its large nuts during evaluations at Byron. Interestingly, grafted

Jersey Gem

‘Jersey Gem’ (C. mollissima) is a seedling of ‘Orrin’ × ‘Nanking’ developed by Henry Hartmann of New Jersey. The cultivar has a unique dwarfish growth pattern, and its nuts tend to ripen within a narrow window. Hartmann felt that

AU Homestead

‘AU Homestead’ (C. mollissima) is a selection of a USDA cooperative planting established at Auburn University in 1954. It was released by Auburn University in 1980. ‘AU Homestead’ is late-ripening, has a long ripening period, and is considered better

Sleeping Giant

‘Sleeping Giant’ (C. mollissima × C. crenata × C. dentata) is a seedling derived from a C. mollissima × (C. crenata × C. dentata) cross at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station in 1937 (Nave, 1998). It ripens during early

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