Chinese Chestnut

Dame's Rocket

About Chinese Chestnut and Dame's Rocket

Chinese Chestnut

Dame's Rocket

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Biennial

Type

Tree

Herbs

Origin

China, Korea

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

Types

Castanea mollissima

Summer lilac, Winter gilliflower

Number of Varieties

204

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Habitat

disturbed sites, Forest edges

meadows, Open areas, Roadsides, Woodlands

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-84-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

8-1

9 - 1

Sunset Zone

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

21,22

Habit

Spreading

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1,220.00 cm60.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

1,220.00 cm60.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Light Yellow, Ivory

White, Pink, Lavender

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Light Green, Chartreuse

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green, Dark Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Gold, Tan

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Lobed

Ovate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Slow

Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

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

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

In Summer

Adequately

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

Nitrogen, Potassium

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Beetles, Leafhoppers

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Insects

Allergy

Mild Allergen

Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

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

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Low calories, Nutrients

Nutrients

Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Seeds, Stem

Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

Other Uses

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

Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Edible, Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CASTANEA mollissima

HESPERIS matronalis

Common Name

Chinese Chestnut

Dame's Rocket, Sweet Rocket

In Hindi

चीनी अखरोट

डेम के रॉकेट

In German

chinesische Kastanie

Rockets Freifrau

In French

châtaignier chinois

Rocket Dame

In Spanish

Castaño chino

Rocket Dame

In Greek

Κινέζικο κάστανο

Rocket Dame του

In Portuguese

castanha chinesa

Rocket de Dame

In Polish

Kasztan chiński

Rocket Dame

In Latin

Chinese Chestnut

Hesperis Rocket

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Fagales

Brassicales

Family

Fagaceae

Brassicaceae

Genus

Castanea

Hesperis

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Gloxinieae

Hylocereeae

Subfamily

Cassidinae

Cactoideae

Number of Species

1550

1 27800

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Properties of Chinese Chestnut and Dame's Rocket

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

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Season and Care of Chinese Chestnut and Dame's Rocket

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

Chinese Chestnut and Dame's Rocket Physical Information

Chinese Chestnut and Dame's Rocket physical information is very important for comparison. Chinese Chestnut height is 1,220.00 cm and width 1,220.00 cm whereas Dame's Rocket height is 60.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Chinese Chestnut and Dame's Rocket are as follows:

Chinese Chestnut flower color: White, Light Yellow and Ivory
Chinese Chestnut leaf color: Green and Gray Green
Dame's Rocket flower color: White, Pink and Lavender
Dame's Rocket leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Chinese Chestnut and Dame's Rocket

Care of Chinese Chestnut and Dame's Rocket include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Chinese Chestnut pruning is done Prune in fall, 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 Chinese Chestnut needs Adequately and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Dame's Rocket needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.