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Sweet Chestnut |
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Spanish Chestnut |
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Japanese Chestnut |
| Plant Habit: | Tree |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5) Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 7b |
| Plant Height: | 65 feet (20 m) |
| Leaves: | Deciduous |
| Fruit: | Showy |
| Fruiting Time: | Fall |
| Flowers: | Inconspicuous |
| Flower Color: | White Yellow |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Summer |
| Underground structures: | Taproot |
| Edible Parts: | Fruit |
| Eating Methods: | Cooked |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees |
| Resistances: | Drought tolerant |
| Pollinators: | Bees |
| Containers: | Not suitable for containers |
| Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil Monoecious |
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| Posted by Mindy03 (Delta KY) on May 9, 2012 5:43 PM Honey bees get nectar, pollen and honeydew from this plant. [ Reply to this comment | |
| Posted by yurikashtanov (St.Petersburg, or Sochi, or North Smolensk reg., Russia; Los Frailes, Ecuador - Zone 10a) on Jan 12, 2013 10:32 AM Now, the western Caucasus population of the species suffers from epifitotia, caused by the fungus Cryphonectria parasitica [ Reply to this comment | |
| AndreA33 | On December 18, 2016 | Transplanted Harvest of hundreds seedlings for replanting after "forest cleaning" |
| AndreA33 | From October 22, 2016 to October 29, 2016 | Harvested Small harvest because of very hot and dry year in SW France |
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