Chestnut 'Layeroka' (Castanea mollissima) WF Mature 25-50ft This native plant of Mexico

This native plant of Mexico and other tropical parts of the Americas features massive

It helps maintain beneficial microbes and can improve soil drainage

it’s large

and a simple-but-supercharged recipe for compost tea -- to transform her own landscape from a roadside dump for broken asphalt to a garden that stops traffic

mottled petals of red

Chestnut 'Layeroka' (Castanea mollissima) WF Mature 25-50ft This native plant of MexicoAlso known as Chinese chestnut. Resistant to Chestnut Blight, the large sweet chestnuts fall easily away from the burr. * Height: 40 60 ft* Width: 20 ft* Sun needs: full sun or part shade* Soil needs: average moisture* Pollination: at least two trees for nut production* Bloom Time: June* Fruit: late September* Bearing Age: 2 3 years