KEY TO THE IDENTIFICATION
OF POPULAR CHESTNUTS
COMPILED FROM INFORMATION SUPPLIED IN THE AUSTRALIAN CHESTNUT GROWERS’ RESOURCE MANUAL
HELIUM SIZE <10 mm GO TO 1.
HELIUM SIZE 10 to 20 mm GO TO 2.
HELIUM SIZE 20 to 30 mm GO TO 3.
1. HELIUM SIZE <10 mm
NUT SHAPE IS OVOID
“THOMPSON”
{STRIPED YES.....HELLIUM SIZE (mm): <10.....COLOUR: MID TAN..SHAPE:
OVOID.....SHELL SURFACE: RIDGED SMALL:10% .....MEDIUM: 40%
.....STANDARD: 40% .....LARGE: 10% .....HARVEST PERIOD MID SEASON }
NUT SHAPE IS GLOBOSE
SHELL SURFACE IS SMOOTH “MORENA"
{STRIPED SLIGHT.....HELLIUM SIZE (mm): <10.....COLOUR: MID TAN
....SHAPE: GLOBOSE....SHELL SURFACE: SMOOTH .....MEDIUM: 21%
.....STANDARD: 57% .....LARGE: 22% .....HARVEST PERIOD:
EARLY SEASON
SHELL SURFACE IS SLIGHTLY.RIDGED "GOLDEN SEEDLING”
{STRIPED YES.....HELLIUM SIZE (mm): <10.....COLOUR: GOLDEN
BROWN.....SHAPE: GLOBOSE.....SHELL SURFACE: SLI.RIDGED
.....MEDIUM: 50% .....STANDARD: 25% .....LARGE: 25% ....HARVEST
PERIOD: MID SEASON
SHELL SURFACE IS RIDGED
LATE SEASON, GENERALLY MEDIUM COLOUR MID DARK TAN
“LATE MARONE”
{STRIPED: YES.....HELLIUM SIZE (mm): <10.....COLOUR:
MID DARK TAN.....SHAPE: GLOBOSE.....SHELL SURFACE:
RIDGED .....SMALL: 19% .....MEDIUM: 66% .....STANDARD: 15%
..........HARVEST PERIOD: LATE SEASON}
Very attractive, mid-brown, clean nuts, striped, small helium.
MID SEASON, GENERALLY STANDARD COLOUR MID BROWN
“TYPE 2”
{STRIPED: YES .....HELLIUM SIZE (mm): <10 .....COLOUR: DARK
RED TAN.....SHAPE: GLOBOSE.....SHELL SURFACE: RIDGED
.....MEDIUM: 30% .....STANDARD: 60% .....LARGE: 10%
.....HARVEST PERIOD: MID SEASON}
2.HELIUM SIZE 10 to 20 mm
NUT SHAPE IS BROAD. ELLIPSOID
EARLY SEASON HARVEST AND SMOOTH SHELL “MULLION RANGE”
{STRIPED: SLIGHT.....HELLIUM SIZE (mm): 10 to 20 .....COLOUR: RICH
DARK TAN.....SHAPE: BRO. ELLIPSOID.....SHELL SURFACE: SMOOTH
.....STANDARD: 50% .....LARGE: 50% .....HARVEST PERIOD: EARLY
SEASON}
MID SEASON HARVEST AND SHELL SLIGHTLY RIDGED “RS4”
{STRIPED: YES.....HELLIUM SIZE (mm): 10 to 20.....COLOUR: MID BROWN
.....SHAPE: BRO. ELLIPSOID.....SHELL SURFACE: SLI.RIDGED
.....MEDIUM: 20% .....STANDARD: 30% .....LARGE: 50%.....HARVEST
PERIOD: MID SEASON
NUT SHAPE IS BROAD. OVOID
SHELL SURFACE RIDGED “De COPPI MARONE”
{STRIPED: YES.....HELLIUM SIZE (mm): 10 to 20.....COLOUR: MID TAN
.....SHAPE: BRO. OVOID.....SHELL SURFACE:RIDGED.....MEDIUM: 20%
.....STANDARD: 30% .....LARGE: 50%.....HARVEST PERIOD: MID SEASON}
SHELL SURFACE SMOOTH AND NO STRIPE “BIG RED”
{STRIPED: NO.....HELLIUM SIZE (mm): 10 to 20.....COLOUR: MID LIGHT RED
TAN.....SHAPE: BRO. OVOID.....SHELL SURFACE: SMOOTH
.....STANDARD: 10% .....LARGE: 60% .....SPECIAL: 30% .....HARVEST
PERIOD: EARLY SEASON}
SHELL SURFACE HAS SLIGHT STRIPE
SIZE GENERALLY MEDIUM TO LARGE “COLOSSAL”
{STRIPED: SLIGHT.....HELLIUM SIZE (mm): 10 to 20 .....COLOUR:
MID TAN.....SHAPE: BRO. OVOID .....SHELL SURFACE SMOOTH
.....MEDIUM: 36% .....STANDARD: 40% .....LARGE: 24%
.....HARVEST PERIOD: EARLY SEASON}
SIZE GENERALLY SMALL TO LARGE “WESTERN AUSTRALIA”
{STRIPED: SLIGHT.....HELLIUM SIZE (mm): 10 to 20 .....COLOUR:
MID TAN.....SHAPE: BRO. OVOID.....SHELL SURFACE SMOOTH
.....SMALL: 10% ..MEDIUM: 30% .....STANDARD: 50%
.....LARGE:10% ....HARVEST PERIOD: EARLY SEASON}
SHELL SURFACE STRIPED “NOXURLI”
{STRIPED: YES.....HELLIUM SIZE (mm): 10 to 20.....COLOUR: MID
DARK TAN.....SHAPE: BRO. OVOID.....SHELL SURFACE: SMOOTH
.....SMALL: 7% .....MEDIUM: 34% .....STANDARD: 36%
.....LARGE: 23% .....HARVEST PERIOD: EARLY SEASON}
NUT SHAPE IS ELLIPSOID
SHELL SURFACE IS SLIGHTLY ROUGH “BOGONG RED”
{STRIPED: YES.....HELLIUM SIZE (mm): 10 to 20 .....COLOUR: V. DARK
TAN.....SHAPE: ELLIPSOID .....SHELL SURFACE: SLI.ROUGH
.....MEDIUM: 30% .....STANDARD: 70% .....HARVEST PERIOD: MID
SEASON}
SHELL SURFACE IS SMOOTH AND STRIPED “EARLY MARONE”
{STRIPED: YES.....HELLIUM SIZE (mm): 10 to 20 .....COLOUR: MID
TAN...SHAPE: ELLIPSOID ..SHELL SURFACE: SMOOTH ......MEDIUM: 28%
.....STANDARD: 53% .....LARGE: 19% ....HARVEST PERIOD: EARLY
SEASON}
SHELL SURFACE IS SMOOTH AND SLIGHTLY STRIPED “WANDENBURG”
{STRIPED: SLIGHT.....HELLIUM SIZE (mm): 10 to 20.....COLOUR: LIGHT
TAN.....SHAPE: ELLIPSOID.....SHELL SURFACE: SMOOTH ...MEDIUM:10%
.....STANDARD: 20% .....LARGE: 50% .....SPECIAL: 20%.....HARVEST
PERIOD: EARLY SEASON}
NUT SHAPE IS GLOBOSE
SHELL RIDGED “SWORD”
{STRIPED: YES.....HELLIUM SIZE (mm): 10 to 20.....COLOUR: DARK TAN
.....SHAPE: GLOBOSE. ....SHELL SURFACE: RIDGED .....SMALL:6%
.....MEDIUM: 18% .....STANDARD: 38% .....LARGE: 34% .....SPECIAL: 4%
HARVEST PERIOD: MID SEASON}
Small helium, high sheen, mid chestnut colour
SHELL SLIGHTLY ROUGH “APRIL GOLD”
{STRIPED: YES.....HELLIUM SIZE (mm): 10 to 20.....COLOUR: DARK TAN
.....SHAPE: GLOBOSE .....SHELL SURFACE: SLI.ROUGH
......STANDARD: 40% .....LARGE: 60%..........HARVEST PERIOD: MID
SEASON}
Helium — mod to large, symmetry — lopsided, glossy. It is reported to
be a heavy bearer and has a high sheen.
SHELL NOT STRIPED “RED SPANISH”
{STRIPED: NO.....HELLIUM SIZE (mm): 10 to 20.....COLOUR: DARK
BROWN.....SHAPE: GLOBOSE.....SHELL SURFACE: SMOOTH
.....STANDARD: 15% .....LARGE: 80% .....SPECIAL: 5% .....HARVEST
PERIOD: MID SEASON}
Mid-tan, shiny, medium to large helium.
GENERALLY STANDARD TO LARGE “KING OF THE VALLEY”
{STRIPED: YES.....HELLIUM SIZE (mm): 10 to 20 .....COLOUR: DARK
TAN.....SHAPE: GLOBOSE .....SHELL SURFACE: SLI.RIDGED
.....SMALL: 10% .....MEDIUM: 20%.....STANDARD: 30% .....LARGE: 35%
.....SPECIAL: 5% .....HARVEST PERIOD: LATE SEASON}
Rich dark, medium to large helium, high sheen, attractive.
GENERALLY LARGE TO SPECIAL “LUCENTI”
{STRIPED: YES.....HELLIUM SIZE (mm): 10 to 20.....COLOUR: DARK
TAN.....SHAPE: GLOBOSE .....SHELL SURFACE:SLI.RIDGED
....STANDARD: 10% ..LARGE: 50%.....SPECIAL: 40% .....HARVEST
PERIOD: LATE SEASON}
Attractive, shiny, small helium.
GENERALLY MEDIUM “ROSA”
{STRIPED: YES.....HELLIUM SIZE (mm): 10 to 20.....COLOUR: MID DARK
BROWN .....SHAPE: GLOBOSE.....SHELL SURFACE: SMOOTH
....SMALL:23%.....MEDIUM: 68% .....STANDARD: 8% ....LARGE: 1%
HARVEST PERIOD: LATE SEASON}
Extremely attractive, very vigorous tree, tending towards light
bearing, slightly darker than an average chestnut colour
COLOUR DARK TAN “MID MARONE”
{STRIPED: YES.....HELLIUM SIZE (mm): 10 to 20.....COLOUR: DARK
TAN.....SHAPE: GLOBOSE .....SHELL SURFACE: SMOOTH......MEDIUM: 56%
.....STANDARD: 43% .....LARGE: 1%.....HARVEST PERIOD: LATE SEASON}
Shiny, attractive, chocolate brown, medium helium.
COLOUR MID DARK TAN “BARTON”
{STRIPED: YES.....HELLIUM SIZE (mm): 10 to 20.....COLOUR: MID DARK
TAN.....SHAPE: GLOBOSE..... SHELL SURFACE: SMOOTH
.....MEDIUM: 50%.....STANDARD: 35%.....LARGE: 15%.....HARVEST
PERIOD: MID SEASON}
Shiny when fresh, reddish-mid chestnut colour.
NUT SHAPE IS OVOID
GENERALLY STANDARD TO LARGE DARK TAN “BUFFALO QUEEN”
{STRIPED: YES.....HELLIUM SIZE (mm): 10 to 20.....COLOUR: DARK
TAN.....SHAPE: OVOID.....SHELL SURFACE: SLI.RIDGED .....SMALL: 12%
.....MEDIUM: 46% .....STANDARD: 32% .....LARGE: 10%.....HARVEST
PERIOD: EARLY SEASON}
GENERALLY STANDARD TO LARGE MID BROWN “W2”
{STRIPED: YES.....HELLIUM SIZE (mm): 10 to 20.....COLOUR MID
BROWN.....SHAPE: OVOID.....SHELL SURFACE: SMOOTH .....SMALL: 10%
.....MEDIUM: 18% .....STANDARD: 37% .....LARGE: 35% ....HARVEST
PERIOD: EARLY SEASON}
3. HELLIUM SIZE (mm): 20 to 30
NUT SHAPE IS GLOBOSE
SHELL SURFACE RIDGED “WANDI WONDER”
{STRIPED: YES.....HELLIUM SIZE (mm): 20 to 30.....COLOUR: MID DARK
TAN.....SHAPE: GLOBOSE. ....SHELL SURFACE: RIDGED..... MEDIUM:3%
.....STANDARD: 55% .....LARGE: 42%..........HARVEST PERIOD: LATE SEASON}
Shiny light colour with medium to large helium.
SHELL NOT STRIPED “MENZIES”
{STRIPED: NO.....HELLIUM SIZE (mm): 20 to 30.....COLOUR: MID BROWN.....SHAPE:
GLOBOSE .....SHELL SURFACE: SMOOTH ......STANDARD: 10% .....LARGE: 50%
.....SPECIAL:40% .....HARVEST PERIOD: MID SEASON}
Light tan, low sheen, large helium
SHELL SLIGHTLY STRIPED
COLOUR DARK BROWN “BARTLETT”
{STRIPED: SLIGHT.....HELLIUM SIZE (mm): 20 to 30.....COLOUR: DARK
BROWN.....SHAPE: GLOBOSE .....SHELL SURFACE SMOOTH
.....LARGE: 55% .....SPECIAL: 45% .....HARVEST PERIOD: MID SEASON}
COLOUR MID TAN “PURTONS PRIDE”
{STRIPED: SLIGHT.....HELLIUM SIZE (mm): 20 to 30.....COLOUR: MID
TAN.....SHAPE: GLOBOSE .....SHELL SURFACE SMOOTH
.....STANDARD: 10% .....LARGE: 65%..... SPECIAL: 25% .....HARVEST
PERIOD: MID SEASON}
Excellent, light tan colour, very large helium