Chinese Chestnut

Butterfly Tree

About Chinese Chestnut and Butterfly Tree

Chinese Chestnut

Butterfly Tree

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Biennial

1.2 Type

Tree

1.3 Origin

China, Korea

South-Eastern Asia, Southeastern Asia, China

1.4 Types

Not Available

Purple Orchid Tree, White Orchid Tree, Bidi leaf tree

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

disturbed sites, Forest edges

Forests, Mountain Slopes, Valley

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-8

9-13

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

12-9

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

H1, H2, 9, 10, 11, 13, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23

1.9 Habit

Spreading

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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1,220.00 cm

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760.00 cm

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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1,220.00 cm

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17.80 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Light Yellow, Ivory

Light Pink, Magenta, Violet

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Light Green, Chartreuse

Green, Sandy Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green, Dark Green

Green, Gray Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Gold, Tan

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Lobed

Butterfly shaped

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

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

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Early Spring, Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Budding, Grafting, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water, Medium, Requires watering in the growing season

Average Water Needs, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Water Deeply

4.4.2 In Summer

Adequately

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune in fall, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

Nitrogen, Potassium

Apply N-P-K

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Beetles, Leafhoppers

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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

Coarse

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

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

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Birds

5.12 Allergy

Mild Allergen

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6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects, Nesting sites for birds, Prevent Soil Erosion

Air purification, Nesting sites for birds, Shadow Tree

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Low calories, Nutrients

Carminative, Laxative

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Seeds, Stem

Buds, Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Food for animals, Used as firewood, Used As Food, Used in biomass

Fibre, Gum, Used as a dye

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, Street Trees

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CASTANEA mollissima

BAUHINIA purpurea

7.2 Common Name

Chinese Chestnut

Butterfly Tree, Orchid Tree

7.2.1 In Hindi

चीनी अखरोट

Butterfly tree

7.2.2 In German

chinesische Kastanie

Schmetterlings- Baum

7.2.3 In French

châtaignier chinois

arbre de papillon

7.2.4 In Spanish

Castaño chino

árbol de la mariposa

7.2.5 In Greek

Κινέζικο κάστανο

δέντρο πεταλούδα

7.2.6 In Portuguese

castanha chinesa

árvore borboleta

7.2.7 In Polish

Kasztan chiński

drzewo Butterfly

7.2.8 In Latin

Chinese Chestnut

Gloria ligno

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Fagales

Fabales

8.5 Family

Fagaceae

Fabaceae

8.6 Genus

Castanea

Bauhinia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Gloxinieae

Cercideae

8.9 Subfamily

Cassidinae

Caesalpinioideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Chinese Chestnut and Butterfly Tree

Wondering what are the properties of Chinese Chestnut and Butterfly Tree? We provide you with everything About Chinese Chestnut and Butterfly Tree. Chinese Chestnut has thorns and Butterfly Tree doesn't have thorns. Also Chinese Chestnut does not have fragrant flowers. Chinese Chestnut has allergic reactions like Mild Allergen and Butterfly Tree has allergic reactions like Mild Allergen. 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 Chinese Chestnut and Butterfly Tree and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Chinese Chestnut and Butterfly Tree

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

Chinese Chestnut and Butterfly Tree Physical Information

Chinese Chestnut and Butterfly Tree physical information is very important for comparison. Chinese Chestnut height is 1,220.00 cm and width 1,220.00 cm whereas Butterfly Tree height is 760.00 cm and width 17.80 cm. The color specification of Chinese Chestnut and Butterfly Tree are as follows:

Chinese Chestnut flower color: White, Light Yellow and Ivory
Chinese Chestnut leaf color: Green and Gray Green
Butterfly Tree flower color: Light Pink, Magenta and Violet
Butterfly Tree leaf color: Green and Gray Green

Care of Chinese Chestnut and Butterfly Tree

Care of Chinese Chestnut and Butterfly Tree include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Chinese Chestnut pruning is done Prune in fall, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Butterfly Tree pruning is done Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Chinese Chestnut needs Adequately and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Butterfly Tree needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.