General Plant Information (Edit)
| Plant Habit: |
Tree
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| Sun Requirements: |
Full Sun
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| Water Preferences: |
Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
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| Soil pH Preferences: |
Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
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| Minimum cold hardiness: |
Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
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| Maximum recommended zone: |
Zone 8b
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| Plant Height: |
25 to 40 feet |
| Plant Spread: |
30 to 40 feet |
| Leaves: |
Deciduous
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| Flowers: |
Showy
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| Flower Color: |
White
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| Resistances: |
Drought tolerant
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| Pollinators: |
Various insects
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| Miscellaneous: |
Tolerates poor soil
Monoecious
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Posted by
ILPARW (southeast Pennsylvania - Zone 6b) on Aug 11, 2019 5:54 PM concerning plant:
The Japanese Chestnut is native to Japan and South Korea. It grows in a rounded habit with an open crown. It bears large nuts with some bitterness from tannins, though some cultivars don't have that. Its leaves are 3 to 7 inches long and have a long pointed shape. It seems to have a little more wideness below the middle of the leaf. The small teeth are not curved. I have never seen this species here in the USA. It is popular in Japan, of course. It is resistant to the Chestnut Blight.
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