Chinese Chestnut

Giant Silvergrass

About Chinese Chestnut and Giant Silvergrass

Chinese Chestnut

Giant Silvergrass

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

Grass

1.3 Origin

China, Korea

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

Not Available

Not Avaialble

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

disturbed sites, Forest edges

Lake Sides, savannahs

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-85-9

0 99

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

1a, 1b, 2a, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Spreading

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

1,220.00 cm240.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

1,220.00 cm120.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Light Yellow, Ivory

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Light Green, Chartreuse

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green, Dark Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Gold, Tan

Green, Purple, Burgundy, Bronze

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Lobed

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

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

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Rhizome division

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, Do Not over Water

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

Average

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 branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

Nitrogen, Potassium

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Beetles, Leafhoppers

No serious insect or disease problems

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

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Crickets

5.12 Allergy

Mild Allergen

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

bank hedging, Mixed Border, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

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

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Seeds, Stem

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Screen, Used as Biofuel, Used for making hedge

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Edible, Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees

Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CASTANEA mollissima

MISCANTHUS Giganteus

7.2 Common Name

Chinese Chestnut

Giant Silvergrass

7.2.1 In Hindi

चीनी अखरोट

Giant Silvergrass

7.2.2 In German

chinesische Kastanie

Riesenschilf

7.2.3 In French

châtaignier chinois

géant silvergrass

7.2.4 In Spanish

Castaño chino

Giant Silvergrass

7.2.5 In Greek

Κινέζικο κάστανο

Giant Silvergrass

7.2.6 In Portuguese

castanha chinesa

Silvergrass gigante

7.2.7 In Polish

Kasztan chiński

Giant Silvergrass

7.2.8 In Latin

Chinese Chestnut

Giant Silvergrass

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Lilopsida

8.4 Order

Fagales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Fagaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Castanea

Miscanthus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Gloxinieae

Andropogoneae

8.9 Subfamily

Cassidinae

Panicoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Chinese Chestnut and Giant Silvergrass

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

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Season and Care of Chinese Chestnut and Giant Silvergrass

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

Chinese Chestnut and Giant Silvergrass Physical Information

Chinese Chestnut and Giant Silvergrass physical information is very important for comparison. Chinese Chestnut height is 1,220.00 cm and width 1,220.00 cm whereas Giant Silvergrass height is 240.00 cm and width 120.00 cm. The color specification of Chinese Chestnut and Giant Silvergrass are as follows:

Chinese Chestnut flower color: White, Light Yellow and Ivory
Chinese Chestnut leaf color: Green and Gray Green
Giant Silvergrass flower color: Not Available
Giant Silvergrass leaf color: Green

Care of Chinese Chestnut and Giant Silvergrass

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