Colossal
Variety of Sweet chestnut · Castanea sativa
Very large-fruited, high-yielding mainstay of Californian chestnut growing.
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Taste & characteristics
Taste
firmmildsweet
Profile
- Parentage
- Castanea sativa x Castanea crenata (Hybride)
- Breeder
- Felix Gillet Nursery (Kalifornien)
- Pollination
- self-sterile – needs a pollinator variety
- Fruit weight
- 25 g
Flowering & harvest
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Description
Fruit
Very large, light-brown nut with mild, slightly sweet flavour; excellent for the fresh market.
Growth
Vigorous, spreading tree; requires a pollenizer (often Nevada or Okei).
Yield
Early-bearing, very high yields.
Notes
Dominant cultivar in California; susceptible to chestnut blight.
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