New Store Offerings for the 2025 Harvest
We’ve got exciting updates and new store offerings! From fresh harvest to vintage roasters to growing your own tree, here’s what’s happening:
Fresh Chestnuts Are Here — Shipping Daily!
Harvest season is officially underway! With the warmer weather patterns we've seen over the past few years, the window is just 6 to 7 weeks now. That means every day counts. Ted and Jody are out harvesting daily and shipping fast.
We’re now offering medium to large chestnuts at budget-friendly prices—just $60 for 5 lbs or $100 for 10 lbs, with free shipping as always. It’s a great time to stock up or share with friends and family.
As always, our fresh chestnuts are cold-stored right after harvest and shipped in insulated boxes with cold packs to ensure they arrive fresh, sweet, and ready to roast.
Vintage Chestnut Roasters + Gift Boxes Now Available
Looking for a thoughtful gift or a beautiful way to roast your chestnuts the old-fashioned way? We now have a limited supply of vintage Sassafras clay chestnut roasters from the 1970s—classic, functional, and full of character. These are available à la carte or as part of our new gift box sets.
Gift boxes include:
🌰 5 lbs of fresh, organic extra-large chestnuts
Hand-harvested and cold-stored for peak flavor. These premium chestnuts are sweet, rich, and perfect for roasting or baking.🔪 Chestnut knife
Designed for easy scoring and safe prep, this tool helps you roast chestnuts like a pro.🍯 1 lb jar of fresh organic honey
Sourced directly from our farm partners and packaged with care. Smooth, golden, and completely raw—no additives, no heat treatment.🍯 Decorative honey dispenser
An elegant touch that makes pouring and serving your honey as enjoyable as tasting it.🔥 Vintage clay chestnut roaster
A rare Sassafras-brand stoneware roaster from the 1970s. Beautifully embossed and perfect for stovetop or oven roasting.
Quantities are limited, so shop early while supplies last.
Grow Your Own Chestnut Tree
We’re now offering jumbo chestnuts in the shop—the very same variety you can plant to grow your own tree!
Chestnuts can thrive across growing zones 5–9 and do particularly well on hillsides and sloped land. As Ted likes to say, “They don’t like wet feet.” If you have land that’s hard to farm, these trees may be a perfect fit. And yes, Ted will happily guide you along the way.
How do you turn a chestnut into a chestnut tree seed? You’ll wrap it in a cloth and refrigerate in your crisper for 45-90 days to simulate winter. Then you can plant it in a small pot, repotting every so often until it’s ready to plant in the ground once it’s 24-35” tall. Just be careful to put up something around your sapling to prevent the deer from eating it all!
Organic Dunstan Jumbo Chestnuts to Enjoy or Plant
Want a head start? Our friends at Bolu Nursery sell small trees grown from our seeds. They are all ready for planting.
Buy Diamond R Ranch Dunstan Chestnut Seedlings from Bolu Trees
Seedlings from the Bolu nursery, grown from our chestnuts (photo courtesy of Bolu Nursery)
A Day in the Life at the Ranch
Every day, Ted is out walking the orchard, harvesting chestnuts, checking the trees, and preparing orders with care. Between packing boxes and hauling burrs, he's also working on a special presentation titled “What Happened to the American Chestnut?”
It’s a story worth telling. At one point, American chestnuts made up 25% of the trees along the Eastern Seaboard. We’re proud to be part of the effort to bring chestnuts back—not just to dinner tables, but to the landscape.
Thank You for the Kind Words!
We’re grateful for the support and love you’ve shown year after year. Your reviews remind us why we do this—and help others find us too.
“Found your website by chance. Have ordered 10 lbs. so far and plan to order more. These are the best chestnuts we've ever had. Reminds me of my childhood holidays. Great job, Diamond R.”
— R.K.
“Delicious! Sweet and fresh and perfectly packed. Thank you, Diamond Ranch, for allowing me to savor my favorite fall flavor.”
— K.D.
If you’ve enjoyed your chestnuts, leave us a review! It means the world to us and helps other folks discover Diamond R Ranch.