Rooted here for generations of harvests.
What began with one local farmer’s interest in chestnuts has grown into approximately 700 trees across 10 acres in Southwest Michigan.
30+ YEARS AGO
The first trees
The earliest chestnut trees are planted on the property.
2006
The orchard grows
Additional chestnut trees are planted, expanding the orchard.
2020
Black River Orchards
Black River Orchards purchases the orchard and begins its next chapter.
2021
Another planting
More chestnut trees are added to the property.
700 trees.
10 acres.
One fall harvest.
Today, Black River Orchards is home to approximately 700 chestnut trees growing across 10 acres near South Haven, Michigan.
The orchard includes trees from several different planting periods, from some of its earliest trees more than three decades ago to younger additions planted in recent years. Together, they produce the annual chestnut harvest that brings customers back to the orchard each fall—and now allows that harvest to travel well beyond Southwest Michigan.
