Chinese Chestnut

Protea

About Chinese Chestnut and Protea

Chinese Chestnut

Protea

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

Broadleaf Evergreen

1.3 Origin

China, Korea

Africa, Southern Africa

1.4 Types

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Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

disturbed sites, Forest edges

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-8

10-11

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

12-8

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

H1, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Spreading

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2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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1,220.00 cm

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91.44 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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1,220.00 cm

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91.44 cm

Rank: 82 (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Light Yellow, Ivory

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2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Light Green, Chartreuse

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2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

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2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green, Dark Green

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2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Gold, Tan

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2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

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2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Lobed

Egg-shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Fall, Spring

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

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3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Clay

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

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3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

All year

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

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4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

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

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

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

Pinch Tips, Remove branches, 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

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

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5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

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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

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5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

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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

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Flying insects, Insects

5.12 Allergy

Mild Allergen

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6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

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6.1.3 Edible Uses

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Insignificant

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

Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Seeds, Stem

Flowers

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Used for its medicinal properties

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

Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CASTANEA mollissima

PROTEA

7.2 Common Name

Chinese Chestnut

Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree

7.2.1 In Hindi

चीनी अखरोट

Protea plant

7.2.2 In German

chinesische Kastanie

Protea Pflanze

7.2.3 In French

châtaignier chinois

usine de Protea

7.2.4 In Spanish

Castaño chino

planta de protea

7.2.5 In Greek

Κινέζικο κάστανο

φυτό Protea

7.2.6 In Portuguese

castanha chinesa

planta Protea

7.2.7 In Polish

Kasztan chiński

Protea roślin

7.2.8 In Latin

Chinese Chestnut

Protea herba

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Vascular plant

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Fagales

Proteales

8.5 Family

Fagaceae

Proteaceae

8.6 Genus

Castanea

Protea

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Gloxinieae

Proteae

8.9 Subfamily

Cassidinae

Proteoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Chinese Chestnut and Protea

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

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Season and Care of Chinese Chestnut and Protea

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

Chinese Chestnut and Protea Physical Information

Chinese Chestnut and Protea physical information is very important for comparison. Chinese Chestnut height is 1,220.00 cm and width 1,220.00 cm whereas Protea height is 91.44 cm and width 91.44 cm. The color specification of Chinese Chestnut and Protea are as follows:

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

Care of Chinese Chestnut and Protea

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