A new chestnut cultivar, Mipung ( Castanea kusakuri Blume), was released from Korean native chestnut trees by the chestnut laboratory of the Korea Forest Research Institute (KFRI) in 2005. This cultivar was first selected from a natural
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The ‘Jahong’ chestnut ( Castanea crenata Siebold & Zucc) was released from Korean native chestnut trees by the Korea Forest Research Institute (KFRI) to develop cultivars with desirable nut characteristics such as high sweetness, easy peeling, and
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