1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
China, Korea
Caribbean, South America
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
disturbed sites, Forest edges
Dry Forest, tropical environments
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17
H1, H2
1.9 Habit
Spreading
Oval or Rounded
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
1,220.00 cm370.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
1,220.00 cm460.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
White, Light Yellow, Ivory
Sky Blue, Indigo
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Light Green, Chartreuse
Yellow, Red, Orange
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Gray Green, Dark Green
Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow, Gold, Tan
Green, Olive
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
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
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter, Indeterminate
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Medium, Requires watering in the growing season
Medium
4.4.2 In Summer
Adequately
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
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 branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
Nitrogen, Potassium
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Not Available
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Beetles, Leafhoppers
Not Available
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
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
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Not Available
Not Available
5.12 Allergy
Mild Allergen
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Good for skin, 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
Shadow Tree, Shelter for wildlife
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Low calories, Nutrients
anti-cancer, Cold, Combats Stress, Detoxification, Immunity
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Food for animals, Used as firewood, Used As Food, Used in biomass
For making oil, For making oil for cosmetics, Medicinal oil, Oil is used for aromatherapy
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Edible, Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
CASTANEA mollissima
Bursera graveolens
7.2 Common Name
Chinese Chestnut
Common Lignum Vitae, Palo Santo
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
chinesische Kastanie
Palo Santo
7.2.3 In French
châtaignier chinois
palo santo
7.2.4 In Spanish
7.2.5 In Greek
Κινέζικο κάστανο
palo santo
7.2.6 In Portuguese
castanha chinesa
palo santo
7.2.7 In Polish
Kasztan chiński
palo santo
7.2.8 In Latin
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
Tracheophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
8.10 Number of Species