In order to investigate the effects of quercetin spraying on the growth and nut quality of Chinese chestnut,and to provide a scientific basis for the application of quercetin in Chinese chestnut production.The grafted 6-year-old'Yanshanzaofeng'Chinese chestnut tree was used as the test material,and quercetin was sprayed at different concentrations(0 μmol/L,150 μmol/L,300 μmol/L,600 μmol/L,1 200 μmol/L)in foliar spraying,with 500 mL of quercetin in a single plant,to investigate the effects on the resistance indexes of Chinese chestnut leaves,fruiting branch growth,yield and quality.The results showed that spraying 1 200 μmol/L quercetin significantly increased APX activity,CAT activity,soluble sugar content and protein content of Chinese chestnut leaves by 141.2%,75.3%,40.0%and 93.6%,respectively,compared with the control.Spraying quercetin could significantly reduce the rate of empty bracts of Chinese chestnut,but had no significant effect on the growth and yield of Chinese chestnut branches;quercetin mainly improved the soluble sugar and starch content of nuts,and the spraying of 1 200 μmol/L had the highest content of soluble sugar,which was 30.2%higher than that of the control,and the spraying of 600 μmol/L had the highest content of starch,which was 20.7%higher than that of the control.Through principal component analysis and affiliation function,it was concluded that spraying 1 200 μmol/L quercetin spraying was the optimal treatment.