Origin: in Stamford, Conn., by F.A. Bartlett, Bartlett Tree Res. Laboratories. Introd. in 1934 when it was named by C.A. Reed of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA). Selected from PI 36666 sent to Bartlett in 1916 from the Plant Introduction Garden, USDA, Chico, Calif.; 250 lb of seed was purchased by plant explorer Frank Meyer as Lee Tze from the Pang Shan region northeast of Peking; Castanea mollissima. Nut: resembles the American chestnut in size and sweetness. The original is still alive, but it is very difficult to propagate. Tree: Fruit:
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