Chestnut Tree Seedling for Sale — 10 UMCA® PQK | Preorder – Ship In Late Fall

What is this 10-tree pack?

This 10-tree pack of UMCA® PQK chestnut seedlings is built for growers ready to move beyond “just a few trees.” It’s for growers starting a real chestnut planting. These seedlings come from a pollen-isolated orchard of three grafted cultivars — Peach, Qing, and Kohr. In fact, the University of Missouri Center for Agroforestry developed this cultivar mix.

They evaluated it for high production, nut quality, frost avoidance, and disease resistance. Ten trees give you enough presence on the landscape to see how PQK performs on your site. That way, you can observe growth, yields, and fit before you scale up.

Why growers choose this 10-tree PQK pack

• Available in this size: 5, 10, and 20-tree packs, so you can size up as your planting grows. Have a special request? Just give us a call at 678.234.4894.

• Every order includes a free Tree Planting Guide download from the United Chestnuts Academy

• Lay out a focused orchard starter row or two short rows you can expand later

• Test PQK in a silvopasture strip or along a key fence line or lane

• Upgrade an existing planting by dropping in a consistent, research-backed line

• Create a core group of PQK trees you can observe, learn from, and design around

• It’s the “serious trial” size — more than a sample, but still manageable to plant and care for in a weekend

Seedling grade and size
In addition, these UMCA® PQK seedlings are nursery-grown at EBB Farms and graded for strong, healthy root systems; sturdy stems with good caliper; field-ready height, typically 4’–6′ at shipping. As a result, seedlings are shipped dormant in the fall, ready for planting into prepared sites.

Planting ideas for your 10 seedlings
Establish a compact but meaningful orchard starter row; add a productive chestnut line to a homestead or diversified farm; begin a silvopasture or alley-cropping experiment with room to scale up later. Want extra wildlife value or lower-cost coverage? For example, pair this PQK pack with seed-nut or mixed-seedling plantings around it. Either way, PQK remains your dependable, performance-focused core.

Basic planting and care

Choose a well-drained, full-sun site and avoid low frost pockets when possible; space trees generously for future canopy size, airflow, and equipment access; control grass and weeds during establishment; protect from deer and rodent damage with tubes, cages, or fencing. Chestnut trees are not self-fertile. So plan on at least two compatible cultivars within pollination range. In fact, UMCA® PQK’s three-way parentage already gives you built-in diversity within the pack itself.

Backed by the EBB Farms learning hub
EBB Farms is the farm lab for United Chestnuts, the learning and development hub for the chestnut community. So every order comes with more than trees. Each purchase includes straightforward planting guidance.

You can also plug into the wider United Chestnuts platform for videos, guides, and real grower examples. For instance, visit unitedchestnuts.com/ebb-farms(opens in new tab) to see how other growers are using PQK on their farms. Or, for real-world grower stories and strategies, follow the Branching Out: Growing Together podcast(opens in new tab).

Best-fit for
Growers ready to move past a starter tree or two and into a real trial planting; orchard, silvopasture, and alley-cropping starts that need a research-backed core line; homestead and diversified-farm plantings adding a dependable, high-yield cultivar; growers who want to compare PQK performance before scaling to a larger block.

Key details

• Type: UMCA® PQK chestnut tree seedling, 10-tree pack

• Source: Pollen-isolated orchard of Peach, Qing, and Kohr grafted cultivars, University of Missouri Center for Agroforestry

• Size at shipping: Typically 4’–6′ tall, dormant

• Format: Shipped dormant in fall, bare-root style, ready for planting

• Pack sizes available: 5, 10, or 20 trees. Special-quantity requests: call 678.234.4894.

• Uses: Orchard starter rows, silvopasture, alley cropping, homestead diversification

Shipping and handling
Ships dormant in the fall with a trimmed, well-developed root system so each tree travels lighter and more securely. Plant promptly on arrival, water deeply, and maintain weed control so roots can establish quickly.

What’s included

• 10 UMCA® PQK chestnut tree seedlings, graded and ready to plant

• A free Tree Planting Guide download from the United Chestnuts Academy

• Straightforward planting guidance included with every order

• Access to United Chestnuts grower resources, guides, and community support