Chinese Chestnut

Spring Beans

About Chinese Chestnut and Spring Beans

Chinese Chestnut

Spring Beans

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual

Type

Tree

Vegetable

Origin

China, Korea

Central America, South America

Types

Castanea mollissima

Golden Wax Bean, Romano bean

Number of Varieties

20130

0 40000

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Habitat

disturbed sites, Forest edges

Fields, orchards

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-8-9999

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

8-1

Sunset Zone

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

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Spreading

Vining/Climbing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1,220.00 cm30.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

1,220.00 cm30.00 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

White, Green, Dark Red, Tan, Black

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

Green, Purple, 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

Shape

Leaf Shape

Lobed

Maple shaped

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Slow

Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

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

Do not let dry out between waterings, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather

In Summer

Adequately

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full 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

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

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Aphids, Birds, Butterflies, Caterpillar

Allergy

Mild Allergen

Diarrhea, Irritation to stomach

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beauty Benefits

Making cosmetics, Remove blemishes

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

Food for animals, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Low calories, Nutrients

Acne, Diuretic, Emmoiliant, Menstrual Disorders

Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Seeds, Stem

Fruits

Other Uses

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

Animal Feed, Used as a nutritious food item

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

Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CASTANEA mollissima

PHASEOLUS vulgaris

Common Name

Chinese Chestnut

Green Beans

In Hindi

चीनी अखरोट

फलियां

In German

chinesische Kastanie

Bohnen

In French

châtaignier chinois

haricots

In Spanish

Castaño chino

Green Beans

In Greek

Κινέζικο κάστανο

φασόλια

In Portuguese

castanha chinesa

feijões

In Polish

Kasztan chiński

fasola

In Latin

Chinese Chestnut

fabam

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Spermatophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Fagales

Family

Fagaceae

Fabaceae

Genus

Castanea

Phaseolus

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Dicotyledonous

Tribe

Gloxinieae

Subfamily

Cassidinae

Number of Species

15130

1 27800

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Properties of Chinese Chestnut and Spring Beans

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

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Season and Care of Chinese Chestnut and Spring Beans

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

Chinese Chestnut and Spring Beans Physical Information

Chinese Chestnut and Spring Beans physical information is very important for comparison. Chinese Chestnut height is 1,220.00 cm and width 1,220.00 cm whereas Spring Beans height is 30.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Chinese Chestnut and Spring Beans are as follows:

Chinese Chestnut flower color: White, Light Yellow and Ivory
Chinese Chestnut leaf color: Green and Gray Green
Spring Beans flower color: White, Pink and Lavender
Spring Beans leaf color: Green, Purple and Dark Green

Care of Chinese Chestnut and Spring Beans

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