Chinese Chestnut

California Buckeye

About Chinese Chestnut and California Buckeye

Chinese Chestnut

California Buckeye

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

Shrub

1.3 Origin

China, Korea

California

1.4 Types

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1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

disturbed sites, Forest edges

Hillside

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-8

7-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Spreading

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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1,220.00 cm

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460.00 cm

Rank: 61 (Overall)▶

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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1,220.00 cm

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460.00 cm

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Light Yellow, Ivory

White, Pink

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Light Green, Chartreuse

Yellow Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green, Dark Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Gold, Tan

Not Available

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Lobed

Oval

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Medium

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

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Drought, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

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

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season

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

4.8 Fertilizers

Nitrogen, Potassium

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

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

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

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Birds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Mild Allergen

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6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Beautification, 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, Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects, Nesting sites for birds, Prevent Soil Erosion

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Low calories, Nutrients

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Seeds, Stem

Fruits

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, 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, Street Trees

Dried Flower, Everlasting, Feature Plant, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CASTANEA mollissima

AESCULUS californica

7.2 Common Name

Chinese Chestnut

California Buckeye

7.2.1 In Hindi

चीनी अखरोट

कैलिफोर्निया Buckeye

7.2.2 In German

chinesische Kastanie

California Buckeye

7.2.3 In French

châtaignier chinois

California Buckeye

7.2.4 In Spanish

Castaño chino

California Buckeye

7.2.5 In Greek

Κινέζικο κάστανο

Καλιφόρνια Buckeye

7.2.6 In Portuguese

castanha chinesa

California Buckeye

7.2.7 In Polish

Kasztan chiński

Kalifornia Buckeye

7.2.8 In Latin

Chinese Chestnut

California Buckeye

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Fagales

Sapindales

8.5 Family

Fagaceae

Sapindaceae

8.6 Genus

Castanea

Aesculus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Gloxinieae

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8.9 Subfamily

Cassidinae

Hippocastanoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Chinese Chestnut and California Buckeye

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

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Season and Care of Chinese Chestnut and California Buckeye

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

Chinese Chestnut and California Buckeye Physical Information

Chinese Chestnut and California Buckeye physical information is very important for comparison. Chinese Chestnut height is 1,220.00 cm and width 1,220.00 cm whereas California Buckeye height is 460.00 cm and width 460.00 cm. The color specification of Chinese Chestnut and California Buckeye are as follows:

Chinese Chestnut flower color: White, Light Yellow and Ivory
Chinese Chestnut leaf color: Green and Gray Green
California Buckeye flower color: White and Pink
California Buckeye leaf color: Light Green

Care of Chinese Chestnut and California Buckeye

Care of Chinese Chestnut and California Buckeye include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Chinese Chestnut pruning is done Prune in fall, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and California Buckeye pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, 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 California Buckeye needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.