American Chestnut

Dame's Rocket

About American Chestnut and Dame's Rocket

American Chestnut

Dame's Rocket

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Biennial

1.2 Type

Tree

Herbs

1.3 Origin

North America, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Canada

Southern Europe, Western Europe, Russia/Siberia, Central Asia, Western Asia

1.4 Types

Not Available

Summer lilac, Winter gilliflower

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Deciduous forests, Forest margins

meadows, Open areas, Roadsides, Woodlands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-8

4-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

9 - 1

1.8 Sunset Zone

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17

21,22

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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1,830.00 cm

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60.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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2,130.00 cm

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60.00 cm

Rank: 96 (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Gold, Light Green, Light Yellow, White

White, Pink, Lavender

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Light Green, Sienna, Chocolate

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Yellow green, Gold

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Toothed

Ovate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs very little water

Average Water Needs, Water when top layer of soil becomes dry

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Cut back all stems to the same height, Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

14-14-14 Fertilizer, Compost, General purpose liquid or granular fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Chestnut Blight

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Bees, Birds, Deers

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Insects

5.12 Allergy

conjunctivitis, Vomiting

Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Wildlife

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Arthritis, Cough, Sore throat, Swelling

Nutrients

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Sap, Wood

Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Decorative veneers, flooring, paneling, Used in Furniture, Used in pulpwood and lumber production

Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Edible, Feature Plant, Shade Trees

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CASTANEA dentata

HESPERIS matronalis

7.2 Common Name

American Chestnut

Dame's Rocket, Sweet Rocket

7.2.1 In Hindi

अमेरिकी शाहबलूत

डेम के रॉकेट

7.2.2 In German

Amerikanische Kastanie

Rockets Freifrau

7.2.3 In French

Châtaignier d'Amérique

Rocket Dame

7.2.4 In Spanish

Castanea dentata

Rocket Dame

7.2.5 In Greek

american καστανιάς

Rocket Dame του

7.2.6 In Portuguese

castanea americana

Rocket de Dame

7.2.7 In Polish

Kasztan amerykański

Rocket Dame

7.2.8 In Latin

English castaneis

Hesperis Rocket

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Fagales

Brassicales

8.5 Family

Fagaceae

Brassicaceae

8.6 Genus

Castanea

Hesperis

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Hylocereeae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Cactoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of American Chestnut and Dame's Rocket

Wondering what are the properties of American Chestnut and Dame's Rocket? We provide you with everything About American Chestnut and Dame's Rocket. American Chestnut doesn't have thorns and Dame's Rocket doesn't have thorns. Also American Chestnut does not have fragrant flowers. American Chestnut has allergic reactions like conjunctivitis and Vomiting and Dame's Rocket has allergic reactions like conjunctivitis and Vomiting. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of American Chestnut and Dame's Rocket and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of American Chestnut and Dame's Rocket

Season and care of American Chestnut and Dame's Rocket is important to know. While considering everything about American Chestnut and Dame's Rocket Care, growing season is an essential factor. American Chestnut season is Spring, Summer and Fall and Dame's Rocket season is Spring, Summer and Fall. The type of soil for American Chestnut is Clay, Loam and for Dame's Rocket is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for American Chestnut is Acidic, Neutral and for Dame's Rocket is Neutral, Alkaline.

American Chestnut and Dame's Rocket Physical Information

American Chestnut and Dame's Rocket physical information is very important for comparison. American Chestnut height is 1,830.00 cm and width 2,130.00 cm whereas Dame's Rocket height is 60.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of American Chestnut and Dame's Rocket are as follows:

American Chestnut flower color: Gold, Light Green, Light Yellow and White
American Chestnut leaf color: Green
Dame's Rocket flower color: White, Pink and Lavender
Dame's Rocket leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of American Chestnut and Dame's Rocket

Care of American Chestnut and Dame's Rocket include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. American Chestnut pruning is done Cut back all stems to the same height, Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Dame's Rocket pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer American Chestnut needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Dame's Rocket needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.