The new chestnut cultivar ‘Yanjin’ was selected from the wild seedlings of chestnut in Yanshan Mountain. It has excellent characteristics such as good quality,high yield,early maturing and strong cold resistance. The nut mass 8.20 g on average,sugar content of 22.75% and starch content of 55.12%. The flesh of nut is fine and smooth and the nuts are perfect for stir-fry. The yield is up to 3500 kg · hm~(-2). The new cultivar is appropriate to be planted in mountains and hills of the northern margin of Castan...