Chinese Chestnut

Milium Effusum

About Chinese Chestnut and Milium Effusum

Chinese Chestnut

Milium Effusum

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

Grass

1.3 Origin

China, Korea

United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Canada

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

disturbed sites, Forest edges

Damp shady woods

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-8

5-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

9 - 5

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

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

1.9 Habit

Spreading

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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1,220.00 cm

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45.70 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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1,220.00 cm

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45.70 cm

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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, Light 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, Light Green, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Lobed

Long Linear

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

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

Summer, Late Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Divison, 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

Requires a lot of watering

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

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

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

Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

Nitrogen, Potassium

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in growing season

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Beetles, Leafhoppers

Pests and diseases free, Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

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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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Mild Allergen

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6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Ground Cover, 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

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

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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

Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CASTANEA mollissima

MILIUM effusum

7.2 Common Name

Chinese Chestnut

Millet Grass, Wood Millet

7.2.1 In Hindi

चीनी अखरोट

Milium effusum

7.2.2 In German

chinesische Kastanie

Wald-Flattergras

7.2.3 In French

châtaignier chinois

millet étalé

7.2.4 In Spanish

Castaño chino

effusum milium

7.2.5 In Greek

Κινέζικο κάστανο

milium effusum

7.2.6 In Portuguese

castanha chinesa

milium effusum

7.2.7 In Polish

Kasztan chiński

prosownica rozpierzchła

7.2.8 In Latin

Chinese Chestnut

milium effusum

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Fagales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Fagaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Castanea

Milium

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Gloxinieae

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8.9 Subfamily

Cassidinae

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8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Chinese Chestnut and Milium Effusum

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

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Season and Care of Chinese Chestnut and Milium Effusum

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

Chinese Chestnut and Milium Effusum Physical Information

Chinese Chestnut and Milium Effusum physical information is very important for comparison. Chinese Chestnut height is 1,220.00 cm and width 1,220.00 cm whereas Milium Effusum height is 45.70 cm and width 45.70 cm. The color specification of Chinese Chestnut and Milium Effusum are as follows:

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

Care of Chinese Chestnut and Milium Effusum

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