Szego Chestnut is a productive, blight-resistant chestnut cultivar bred for reliable nut production and improved disease tolerance compared to the native American chestnut. It bears sweet, large, high-quality nuts and grows into a vigorous, spreading tree. It blooms in early summer and grows best in full sun with moderate to dry, well-drained soil. Szego makes a good pollinator for other varieties. Upright growth habit and very fast growing.
Szego Chestnut is a productive, blight-resistant chestnut cultivar bred for reliable nut production and improved disease tolerance compared to the native American chestnut. It bears sweet, large, high-quality nuts and grows into a vigorous, spreading tree. It blooms in early summer and grows best in full sun with moderate to dry, well-drained soil. Szego makes a good pollinator for other varieties. Upright growth habit and very fast growing.