Sweet Chestnut Tree 20/40cm (Cell)
Castanea sativa
£11.89
The Sweet Chestnut, or Castanea sativa, is a majestic tree for UK gardens. It’s known for its large, spreading canopy and tasty nuts. This slow-growing tree offers lovely shade, attractive autumn colours, and a yearly crop of chestnuts, making it both beautiful and useful.
- ✓ Majestic tree with spreading canopy, perfect for providing shade in UK gardens
- ✓ Produces edible sweet chestnuts, great for roasting or cooking in autumn
- ✓ Attracts wildlife with spring flowers for pollinators and autumn nuts for birds and mammals
- ✓ Hardy tree well-suited to British climate, can reach up to 35 metres if left unpruned
- ✓ Quality UK grown stock from Yarrow Gardens - DEFRA Registered Supplier
In stock - Usually dispatched within a few days
The Sweet Chestnut, or Castanea sativa, is a grand tree that brings a touch of continental charm to UK gardens. It’s a large, spreading tree that makes a stunning focal point and offers welcome shade on hot summer days. Sweet Chestnuts have grown in Britain since Roman times, and they’ve become a beloved part of our landscape.
These trees grow quite slowly, which means they won’t take over your garden overnight. They can reach heights of up to 35 metres if left unpruned, but you can keep them smaller with regular trimming. In late spring, Sweet Chestnuts put on a show with long, catkin-like flowers that bees and other pollinators love. Then, as autumn rolls around, you’ll be treated to a harvest of tasty chestnuts, perfect for roasting or using in your cooking.
But Sweet Chestnuts offer more than just nuts. Their large, serrated leaves turn a warm golden colour in autumn, adding a cosy glow to your garden as the days get shorter. The bark is eye-catching too, with a distinctive spiral pattern that adds interest even in winter when the branches are bare.
For gardeners after a tree that combines beauty with usefulness, the Sweet Chestnut is a top choice. It’s a hardy tree that thrives in most UK gardens, promising years of enjoyment, shade, and tasty nuts. It’s also a great way to get children excited about gardening – they’ll love hunting for the spiky cases and cracking them open to find the shiny brown nuts inside.
Sweet Chestnuts are also great for wildlife. Birds and small mammals enjoy the nuts, while the flowers provide food for bees and butterflies. As the trees age, they often develop hollows that make perfect homes for birds and bats.
Sweet Chestnuts are fairly easy to care for, making them suitable for both new and experienced gardeners. They prefer a sunny spot with well-drained, slightly acidic soil, but they’re not too fussy. When you first plant your tree, water it regularly for the first year to help it settle in. After that, it’ll be quite drought-tolerant. Feed it with a general-purpose fertiliser in spring, and spread mulch around the base to keep moisture in and weeds out. Prune in late winter to shape the tree and remove any dead or crossing branches.
Ultimate height
Higher than 12 metres
Time to ultimate height
20–50 years
Ultimate spread
Wider than 8 metres
These are this year’s saplings we have grown ourselves at our tree nursery. Cell grown.
Approx 20 – 40cm tall.
Season of Interest
Spring, Summer, Autumn
Sunlight
Full Shade, Full Sun, Partial Shade, Partial Sun
Pot Size
Cell
Foliage
Deciduous
Foliage Colour
Green
Hardiness
-20°C to -15°C (H6)
When MatureSafety
Pollen Allergies
Watering
Moderate
Preferred Soil Type
Any well drained soil
Preferred Soil pH
Acidic
Edible
Our deep cell trays are a smart strategy for cultivating trees with strong and deep root systems. This leads to healthier and more resilient trees that are better prepared for transplantation and long-term growth in your garden.
Extended Planting Season
Cell grown trees offer a significantly broader planting window, allowing for planting almost year-round in certain conditions. This flexibility ensures easier scheduling and enhances tree establishment due to warmer soil and more favourable weather conditions, extending beyond the traditional planting season.
Robust Root System
The roots of cell grown trees are encased and safeguarded within compost, preventing the young fibrous roots from drying out or sustaining damage. This intact root system, with its uniform and manageable shape, facilitates straightforward planting.
Convenient Storage
These trees can be effortlessly stored outdoors before planting, eliminating the need for labour-intensive temporary planting (heeling in) or costly refrigerated storage.
Ease of Handling and Planting
The extended shelf life of cell grown trees means there’s no immediate urgency to plant. Their user-friendly root system increases the likelihood of successful planting. These characteristics make them ideal for planting by novices or volunteers.
High Survival Rate
The intact root system of cell grown trees significantly boosts their chances of successful establishment, virtually removing the need for expensive replanting (beating up).
Cost-Effectiveness
While the initial purchase price of cell grown trees may be slightly higher than bare-root stock for some species, the long-term savings achieved by reducing the need for replacing failed transplants than compensates for the initial minor cost difference.
No plastic waste
Trees are often supplied plastic pots that are difficult to recycle, especially the black pots. We rely on our customers to reuse these where possible, however these cell grown trees do not have plastic pots – saving any reuse & recycling concerns.
Delivery
Yarrow Gardens aim to have your order with you in fastest time possible and safest method of transport. Dependent on the parcel size and geographical destination in mind with will select the most suitable courier.
You are welcome to collect any times from our nursery in Euxton, Lancashire. Please contact us to arrange a suitable date and time.
With regret, we can no longer send items out to Northern Ireland. All live plants need a phytosanitary checks and DAERA must be notified. This process is simply too expensive at the moment.
Returns
In the rare instance that your item has been damaged during delivery or incorrectly shipped by us, please contact us and we will be happy to discuss the return and replacement of your item.
Once you have contacted us and we have confirmation that your parcel is on its way back to us we will be happy to issue a refund for the return postage.
| Delivery Class | Delivery Cost | |
|---|---|---|
| Royal Mail Letter - Royal Mail Tracked | £3.25 (Flat) | |
| Royal Mail Letter - Royal Mail Second Class | £0.95 (Flat) | |
| Royal Mail Large Letter - Royal Mail Tracked | £3.25 (Flat) | |
| Royal Mail Large Letter - Royal Mail Second Class | £2.10 (Flat) | |
| Standard Items - Standard Courier (Parcelforce) | £7.95 (Flat) | This item |
| Standard Items - Standard Courier (Evri) | £4.49 (Flat) | This item |
| Medium Items - Standard Courier (Parcelforce) | £7.95 (Flat) | |
| Large Items - Pallet Courier | £90.00 (Flat) | |
| Large Items - Standard Courier (Parcelforce) | £28.95 (Flat) | |
| Large Items - Standard Courier (Parcel Force) | £24.95 (Flat) | |
| Pallet Courier - Pallet Courier | £90.00 (Flat) |
We are a small family business based in Euxton, West Lancashire. We specialise in the supply of trees, shrubs both bare root & cell grown. Much of our stock is grown directly on site from seed or cuttings. Other stock is all UK sourced where possible.
We adhere to industry leading biosecurity measures, this ensures that our nursery remains clean and disease free.
We are DEFRA registered and our nursery is regularly inspected to confirm compliance with all current plant and plant health regulations.
Our Plant Passport Registration Number is GB140010
You can view our Plant Healthy report here.
We are actively working towards the Grown in Britain certification along with the Plant Healthy certification.
Should you have any concern or question in respect of our plant health matters, please get in touch.
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