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Meiling

‘Meiling’ (C. mollissima) was selected from seed imported by Peter Liu from south central China, the seedlot of ‘Crane’ and ‘Nanking’. ‘Meiling’ was also introduced commercially by the USDA in 1949. In Missouri, nut size varies from small to

Marsol

‘Marsol’ (C. sativa × C. crenata) is a French seedling. Its nuts have a large hilum scar and peel well (Metaxas, 2013). Yields are fair to low in Missouri. Serves as a good pollenizer for European hybrids.

Luvall’s Monster

‘Luvall’s Monster’ [C. mollissima × (C. crenata × C. dentata)] is a first-generation seedling of one of two old, putative Japanese × American hybrids growing on the Mississippi River in Dallas City, IL. Its pollen parent is unknown. The

Little Giant

Suspected to be of C. mollissima/C. seguin ancestry. A small tree with heavy production of medium to large nuts. The nuts are average in flavor and quality. A selection from the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station and named by Dr.

Lindstrom #40/#43

‘Lindstrom #40’ and ‘Lindstrom #43’ (C. mollissima), also known as Byron 40 and ‘Musella’ and also known as Byron 43 and ‘LaGrange’, respectively, are selections from the Byron, GA, USDA orchard. Both selections heavily produced small to medium nuts.

Kyoung

‘Kyoung’ (C. mollissima) is a bud sport from the C. mollissima cultivar ‘Bess’. ‘Bess’ (an OP seedling of ‘Beth’) is not a very productive tree; it produces irregularly shaped nuts of variable size. ’Kyoung’, however, has regularly shaped, consistently

Kohr

‘Kohr’ (C. mollissima) is a top-performer from the 2000-tree orchard planted by Clarence Kohr in Pine Grove, PA, in the 1960s. Nuts are medium to large in size and fall during mid-season. Productivity can be modest or low in

Kintzel

‘Kintzel’ (C. mollissima) was grown by and named after Northern Nut Grower Association member Frank Kintzel. The tree is vigorous and large, cold hardy, and some suspect other Castanea spp. in its genetic background. The nut (13–14 g) peels

Jenny

‘Jenny’ (C. mollissima), named by M. Nave, is an open-pollinated seedling of the old Ohio cultivar ‘Kintzel’ (also known as Byron 1-1 and 1-2). ‘Jenny’ is a tall tree with a very erect growth pattern, unlike most C. mollissima

Hong Kong

‘Hong Kong’ (C. mollissima) is considered the best seedling selection from a seedlot from Hong Kong. The tree is pollen-fertile and drops its nuts during the early to mid-season. The nuts peel well, and the nut flavor is very

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