Abstract:

The new chestnut cultivar‘Yanli’ was selected from the wild seedlings of Chinese
chestnut in Yanshan region. It has excellent characteristics such as early fruiting，high quality，high yield
and strong cold resistance. The average weight of nut is 9.0 g，and uniform，with reddish brown shell. The
density of pubescence is sparse. The hilum size is small. The flesh of nut is milk yellow. The nuts are
suitable for stir-fry purpose，and the texture of flesh is delicate，waxy，sweet，astringent testa easy to peel.
The yield of this cultivar is 3.9 kg per tree，equivalent to 3 907.8 kg · hm-2. The nuts mature in mid
September. The new cultivar is appropriate to be planted in Yanshan region.‘Yanshanzaofeng’，‘Yanlong’
and‘Yankui’are the appropriate pollination cultivars for‘Yanli’.

Key words: chestnut, cultivar