Chinese Chestnut

Wood Apple

About Chinese Chestnut and Wood Apple

Chinese Chestnut

Wood Apple

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

Fruits, Trees

1.3 Origin

China, Korea

Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tropical Indomalaya

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

disturbed sites, Forest edges

Dry areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-8

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1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

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1.8 Sunset Zone

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

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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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800.00 cm

Rank: 47 (Overall)▶

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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1,220.00 cm

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900.00 cm

Rank: 24 (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Light Yellow, Ivory

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Light Green, Chartreuse

Greyish Brown, Light Green, Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green, Dark Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Gold, Tan

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Gray Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Lobed

Ovate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Autumn

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Rich

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Late Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Budding, Layering, root cutting, 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

Do not water excessively

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

Rich

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

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

Prune after harvesting, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

Nitrogen, Potassium

for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Beetles, Leafhoppers

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4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

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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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95% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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61% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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65% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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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41% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

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5% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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

Gastric

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Good Cleanser

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

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6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Low calories, Nutrients

Blood cleanser, Diabetes, Ear ache, Energy, Kidney problems, Liver Protection, Malaria, Respiratory Disorders, scurvy, Snakebite

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Seeds, Stem

Fruits

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Used As Food, 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

Edible, Fruit Tree

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CASTANEA mollissima

Limonia acidissima

7.2 Common Name

Chinese Chestnut

Wood apple, monkey fruit, curd fruit

7.2.1 In Hindi

चीनी अखरोट

कबिट

7.2.2 In German

chinesische Kastanie

Indischer Holzapfel

7.2.3 In French

châtaignier chinois

Kawista

7.2.4 In Spanish

Castaño chino

Kawista

7.2.5 In Greek

Κινέζικο κάστανο

γλυκό ασβέστη

7.2.6 In Portuguese

castanha chinesa

Limonia

7.2.7 In Polish

Kasztan chiński

Feronia słoniowa

7.2.8 In Latin

Chinese Chestnut

dulcis ad cinerem

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Fagales

Sapindales

8.5 Family

Fagaceae

Rutaceae

8.6 Genus

Castanea

Limonia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Gloxinieae

Citreae

8.9 Subfamily

Cassidinae

Aurantioideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Chinese Chestnut and Wood Apple

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

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Season and Care of Chinese Chestnut and Wood Apple

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

Chinese Chestnut and Wood Apple Physical Information

Chinese Chestnut and Wood Apple physical information is very important for comparison. Chinese Chestnut height is 1,220.00 cm and width 1,220.00 cm whereas Wood Apple height is 800.00 cm and width 900.00 cm. The color specification of Chinese Chestnut and Wood Apple are as follows:

Chinese Chestnut flower color: White, Light Yellow and Ivory
Chinese Chestnut leaf color: Green and Gray Green
Wood Apple flower color: White
Wood Apple leaf color: Green

Care of Chinese Chestnut and Wood Apple

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