marigoule

This chestnut variety is a hybrid crossed between the European and Japanese chestnut trees. Marigoule prefers soils that are rich in organic matter, slightly acidic, fresh, rich, deep and well-drained. The location should also be nice and sunny. Limestone is not a parent rock for this variety, and Marigoule does not like excessive humidity. The sweet chestnut tree is grafted onto Castanea sativa. The flowering period is in June and July and gives bees a lot of food with their long catkins. It usually takes 4-5 years after planting the chestnuts before they bear fruit. The nuts ripen in mid to early fall. Harvest time begins at the end of September and ends in October. The size of the nuts is medium to large and the colour is bright brown. The chestnuts have a pleasantly firm and sweetish taste and are easy to peel. Marigoule chestnuts are excellent to eat straight, roasted and with cream or jam. They can be stored very well in a dry place.

This variety is self-pollinating and can also be used as a pollinator variety for most non-self-pollinating chestnut varieties. A pollinator is recommended for higher yields. A recommended planting scheme is to plant every 2 rows with Marigoule, the third row with a pollinator. Because Marigoule is a hybrid variety, it has high blight and cancer resistance.

The tree has a beautiful declining habit and can reach a height of up to 20m after about 20 years of growth. For planting, we recommend a planting scheme of 6-15 m between the trees.

With regard to winter hardiness, the tree is damage-free down to around -26°C. It is also important that this variety does not require pruning.

Hight and growth	Large: 13-20m
Tree form and crown	Upright straight with a wide crown
Flowering	June/July
Self-fertile	Partially self-fertile
Pollination	Good pollinatorvariety
Fruiting	Harvest starts after 4-5 years
Fruit	Medium size
Shell & pericarp	Bright red-brown, thin skin, easy to peel
Kernel	Firm and sweetish
Harvest	End of September until end of October
Winter hardiness	Very hard down to -26°C
Frost susceptibility	Little susceptible
Disease resistance	High blight and cancer resistance
Spacing	6-15m
Storage	Very good when stored in dry conditions
Soil requirements	well-aerated, humus-rich, deep soil, slightly acidic
Site requirements	Sunny, wide open side

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