Chinese hybrid · Seed-family seedling

Layeroka Family

Early ripening and heavy bearing. The family to plant if you hunt the early season.

Species	Castanea mollissima hybrid
Seed parent origin	Selected seedling out of the Skioka line, Pacific Northwest.
Nut size	Medium to large
Ripening window	Early season
Cold hardiness	Zone 5, best on a protected site
Blight resistance	Good, but below pure Chinese
Best for	Early archery season and staggered drop planning.

About this seed family

Layeroka is known for producing early and producing a lot. It is one of the earlier ripening families in the lineup.

For a hunting property, an early drop puts food on the ground before neighboring oaks and before most other chestnuts.

Vigorous growth habit inherited from the Skioka side.

What you are actually buying

This is a seedling grown from a nut produced by a named Layeroka Family parent tree. It is not a grafted clone and we will never sell it as one. It inherits roughly half its genetics from that known mother tree and half from whatever pollinated her, which means you get a real head start on quality plus the seedling advantages of a natural taproot, lower cost and genetic diversity across your planting.

Every tree is started in our insulated shed under grow lights and grown in a 4 inch by 12 inch deep tree pot, so you receive a well-rooted young tree with a developing taproot rather than a root-bound plug.