Capitol Reef Cultural Landscape Report

VEGETATION RELATED TO LAND USE (continued)
(Orchard Summaries)

Current Name: Chesnut Orchard

Other Name(s): Upper Chesnut Orchard

Park Code: 0-15

Location: Approximately 1.5 miles from the visitor center between the Fremont River and the Loop C Campground.

Tract: 2

Acres Cultivated:

Number of Trees: 129

Date Recorded: January 1992, March 1993

Chesnut Orchard

Historical Documentation:

Originally part of the Nels Johnson homestead, Johnson's descendants sold 53.76 acres to William Chesnut in 1925. The land remained in the Chesnut family until it was sold to the government in 1962. Documentation suggests that in 1940, Chesnut had approximately 6.4 acres in orchard, filling the land between the Fremont River and the Scenic Drive. In 1987, 3.6 acres of orchard were removed to construct Loop C Campground.

Historic Crops:

Peach (434)
Apple (84)
Pear (30)

Current Crops:

Almond (25)
Apple (75)
Red Delicious
Yellow Delicious
unknown varieties
Pear (29)
Bartlett