Chinquapin Bushes-Tree

Chinquapin trees grow best in heavily wooded areas of hardwoods that produce dense shade on a ground surface that is moist and thick with top soil that is conditioned with decayed chinquapin tree leaves and organic matter.

The Allegheny chinquapin tree nuts, Castanea pumila, are delicious; these nuts are often gathered by local inhabitants and are available at many locations at nearby markets and roadside stands.

Male Chinquapin Trees Pollinate Females To produce small chinquapin nuts, but sweet and spicy to the taste

Chinquapin Bushes-Tree

Allegheny Chinquapin Trees
Georgiana Chinquapin (Dwarf) Tree

The small chinquapin nut is very sweet. The nut from the Chinquapin Tree sells quickly at roadside farm markets. Only one chinquapin nut is produced in each burr. The chinkapin bush grows to about 15 feet in height. Wildlife also loves this delicious, sweet chinkapin nut.

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Allegheny Chinquapin (Chinkapin) and Georgiana Chinquapin

Chinquapin (chinkapin) nut trees are excellent for growing in nut orchards and differ from the chinquapin oak tree, Quercus muehlenbergeii; similar to the Castanea pumila, only in the sticky burr of both Genera and species. The common names, spelled “Chinquapin” and “Chinkapin,” are freely used, causing much confusion—however, “Chinquapin” is the preferred spelling for most academically inclined taxonomists. The value of the chinquapin nut is seen in examining trees and nuts that survived the deadly chestnut blight and still produce nuts on large surviving specimen chinquapin trees. The chinquapin can be distinguished from ordinary or chinese chestnut trees by the single nut growing in the burr and the hairy surface of the chinquapin leaf. The nuts are smaller than the chestnut, but the chinquapin flavor is spicy and sweet, and the nuts are easy to shell. Historically the chinquapin tree was used as food, fence posts, cross-ties, fuel, and a coffee flavoring like hazelnuts are used today. Two types of nursery grown chinquapin trees are avilable: the Allegheny chinquapin, Castanea pumila; and the Georgiana chinquapin, Castanea pumila 'Georgiana.'

The Allegheny chinquapin, Castanea pumila, grows through a wide environmental range in the United States, especially in the Allegheny Mountain areas, and appears to be immune in some clones to chestnut blight problems. The Allegheny chinquapin nut is delicious and productive with an attractive form and leaf shape. The Georgiana chinquapin, Castanea pumila 'Georgiana,' is easy to grow in dry locations. It is dwarf in form with huge tuber-like roots that can grow into multiple trunks. The nuts of the Georgiana chinquapin are sweet and tasty. You can not buy this Georgiana chinquapin anywhere else but TyTy Nursery.

Auburn University Horticulture Department, Auburn, Alabama has done extensive research on the chinquapin species and also chestnut species, and their research farm features many large bearing trees of chestnuts and chinquapin.

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