The chestnut plant catalog
Badgersett Hybrid Chestnut trees are multi-generation selections from crosses between American, Chinese, Japanese, European, and Seguin chestnuts. They are quite variable in size and form, ranging from large bushes to very large, robust trees. Our breeding project was started with the most blight resistant trees we could find, and we have made test plantings in Alabama and China. Brandon Rutter visited our planting in China in 2000-2001, and he confirms that the great majority of the trees are thriving and being harvested, though blight is everywhere. We offer seedlings from our best plants. Be aware that these hybrid chestnut seedlings are not as predictable in their performance as the hybrid hazels are, but we feel they're better than other chestnuts you'll find on the market.
These trees are absolutely cold hardy to Zone 5 and for trial in zone 4. We guarantee these are the most cold hardy chestnuts on the market anywhere!
Looking for something to eat? Visit our nut order page.
For more detailed information, see the Chestnut Info Pages, and for some quick answers check out the FAQ.
Find out why we don't sell seed.
Catalog Table of Contents:
We now take e-mail orders and accept secure online payment with credit/debit card and PayPal. See Ordering for details on how to place your order!
We take orders for plants up to 12 months in advance of desired shipping.
Availability of standard tubelings for the 2008 season is excellent. Please contact us regarding orders of more that 2,000 plants to discuss delivery timing.
Prices may increase in near future, due to rising oil/shipping costs. All prices are honored according to the prices that are listed at the time your order is placed. We will not increase your prices after you've made your order.
Because of limited availability of some plant types, we cannot guarantee to fill all orders. See Additional Information.
Hybrid Chestnut Tubelings
Please see What is a Tubeling? if you are not familiar with this term.
While seedlings will be variable, the majority will resemble the type stated. We only sell seedlings from tested parents. Our parent trees have proven hardy, healthy, and productive for 30 years with test winters of -40°F (that's 40 below 0). Parenting ability is also tested and proven for 15 years. These seedlings will perform!
Nut-Type Chestnuts
These trees tend to bear heavy crops of nuts and make smaller trees than the Tree-Types.
Tree-Type Chestnuts
These trees tend to grow as forest trees. They still bear nuts, but their crops are often not as large or as reliable as those of the Nut-Types.
All-Purpose Chestnuts
These trees are from parents with a record of making a big tree and pretty good crops of nuts.
Chestnut Pricing1–20: $5.65 ea 21–100: $4.85 ea
101–500: $4.29 ea 501-1,000: $3.75 ea
All of our chestnut types are sold at this volume discounting schedule.
Bare-Root Dormant Tubeling Hybrid Chestnuts
The usual way to transplant trees is "bare-root dormant" stock. We primarily sell tubelings instead, because in most cases they provide better establishment with our hybrid hazels and chestnuts.
Over the last few years we've experimented with another transplant pathway. We grow the tubelings in the greenhouse as usual, but then hold them in the greenhouse until February. Then we pull them out of the tubes, cull any weak plants, and store them in our root cellar until spring.
Our regular tubelings are a tried and true path to getting your chestnut fields off and running, but we still have customers in very hot climates (zone 8 or higher) who sometimes wish they could plant sooner. We've done extensive planting of the regular tubelings in mid-July and right through August—including plantings made at 8 AM on days with no clouds and temperatures in the 90's—with no problems. Really.
But if you live in a seriously hot or dry place, or if your schedule won't let you loose later in the season, it might be nice to be able to plant in early spring, just as folks have been doing with regular bare-root dormant trees for years. So, we are offering Bare-Root Dormant Tubelings for sale. We've tested them starting in 2003 and are satisfied they perform as well as our regular stock.
They ARE a little more expensive, because they take extra handling and effort for storage over winter:
Bare-Root Dormant
Tubeling Hybrid ChestnutsAdd 50¢ ea to the prices listed above
2008 AVAILABILITY: 5/6/2008 We do still have some bare-root dormant stock available. Place an order and we'll fill it if we can!
Shipping/Delivery
We ship orders as fast as we can get the plants fully acclimated and ready for the real world. Tubelings ship and are planted from late May through August.
Bare-root Dormant Tubelings ship April through May.
UPS Ground or US Priority Mail:
Up to $100: $10.00
Over $100 : 10%
Overnight or 2nd Day Air orders will be billed for the additional cost at shipping time. 2nd Day shipping can be a good idea for long distances, but will slow things down for shipments to MN, IA, SD, WI or IL. We can provide personal air-conditioned van delivery for orders over $1,000; contact our sales department for information.
Will-Pick-Up: If you can drive here and pick up your plants, this is the safest way to transport them. If you are ordering by mail call ahead and include your phone number on the order form, otherwise we will arrange a pick-up time with you via e-mail. The handling fee for pick-up orders is:
Up to $1,000: $20 + 2%
Over $1,000: $40 flat fee
Damage: If damage is done during shipment, notify us and the carrier as soon as shipment is received. If you delay the shipper will not take responsibility and the loss is yours.
Restrictions: Due to quarantines we cannot ship to WA, OR, CA, FL or BC. Shipment of plants to Canada requires you to make all paperwork arrangements; contact us.
Detailed planting instructions are shipped with all plants.
Additional notes about your order
Our Plant Guarantees: We modify our guarantees from time to time to ensure the success of you, our customers, and us. Please be sure that you read and understand our guarantees in their entirety before placing your order! Read the plant guarantees...
Terms: Minimum order $75. Full payment must be received prior to shipment, except for large orders as described below. In the event you cancel the order, 50% deposit is not refundable; plants are perishable.
Refunds: If we cannot fill your order, we will send you a prompt refund.
Substitutions: Since we always have some categories that run out early, your chances of having your order filled will be greatly increased if you signify that you are willing to accept substitutions. We'll send equal or better quality and nothing we wouldn't plant ourselves. All orders for more than 500 plants MUST agree to accept substitutes. Until we get a new greenhouse built it is simply not possible to arrage to have specific kinds and numbers of plants all ready at the same time.
Large orders: Our standard terms include the option for customers with orders over $1,000 to pay half of the cost at the time of the order and half on delivery.
Early Payment Discount: For orders over $1,000 for the current year, we offer a 5% discount if your order is received before March 1. If you choose to take this discount, payment must be made in full at the time of the order. In the current business climate, this saves money for both customer and seller.
Plant Breeding History: Many of our chestnuts are grown (for our own use) with information about their specific breeding line. We will provide that information if you specifically request it, but we must add a charge for the service of $20/1000 plants.
Please be sure you read and understand our Plant Guarantees, as well as the Shipping and Additional info above, before placing your order.
To order by e-mail:
Copy this text order form into an e-mail to orders@badgersett.com (PayPal Verified), fill it out and send it. Once we have begun processing your order, you will get an e-mail invoice from PayPal with instructions on how to pay.
Please note: Some businesses block PayPal e-mail. To avoid such problems, you may wish to use a personal e-mail address in your order. Order processing both at Badgersett and at PayPal can take a variable amount of time, but in most cases you should receive an invoice from our PayPal account within 7 days.
To order by mail:
- Download and print the following order form:
PDF order form. Requires Adobe Reader or similar software. (This format is usually preferable.)
Non-PDF order form. If you don't have a PDF reader, follow this link, then print out the page from your browser. Mail it , with a check or money order made out to Badgersett Research Corporation, to:
Badgersett Research Corporation
18606 Deer Road
Canton, MN 55922-9740
Sorry, we are not yet equipped to take orders via phone.
