About Chinese Chestnut

What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Tree

Origin

China, Korea

Types

Castanea mollissima

Number of Varieties

Rank: 92 (Overall)

0 40000

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Habitat

disturbed sites, Forest edges

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-8

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

Habit

Spreading

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1,220.00 cm

Rank: 33 (Overall)

0 3900

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Minimum Width

1,220.00 cm

Rank: 14 (Overall)

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Light Yellow, Ivory

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Light Green, Chartreuse

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Gold, Tan

Leaf Color in Winter

Shape

Leaf Shape

Lobed

Thorns

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9% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Slow

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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18% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Plant Maintenance

Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

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

In Summer

Adequately

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Pruning

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

Fertilizers

Nitrogen, Potassium

Pests and Diseases

Beetles, Leafhoppers

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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46% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Edible Fruit

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25% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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40% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Fragrant Fruit

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11% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Fragrant Leaf

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14% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Fragrant Bark/Stem

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10% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Showy Foliage

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60% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Showy Bark

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41% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Foliage Texture

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

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3% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Invasive

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5% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Self-Sowing

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58% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Attracts

Allergy

Mild Allergen

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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74% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects, Nesting sites for birds, Prevent Soil Erosion

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Low calories, Nutrients

Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Seeds, Stem

Other Uses

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

Used As Indoor Plant

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9% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Used As Outdoor Plant

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All - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

Edible, Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CASTANEA mollissima

Common Name

Chinese Chestnut

In Hindi

चीनी अखरोट

In German

chinesische Kastanie

In French

châtaignier chinois

In Spanish

Castaño chino

In Greek

Κινέζικο κάστανο

In Portuguese

castanha chinesa

In Polish

Kasztan chiński

In Latin

Chinese Chestnut

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Fagales

Family

Fagaceae

Genus

Castanea

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Gloxinieae

Subfamily

Cassidinae

Number of Species

1 27800

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Properties of Chinese Chestnut

Want to know the properties of Chinese Chestnut? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Chinese Chestnut is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Mild Allergen. Chinese Chestnut Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use: Low calories and Nutrients

Part of plant used: Fruits, Seeds and Stem

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Chinese Chestnut Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Chinese Chestnut. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Chinese Chestnut physical information is as follows: 1,220.00 cm tall and 1,220.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Lobed. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color: White, Light Yellow and Ivory

Leaf color: Green and Gray Green

Care of Chinese Chestnut

Taking Chinese Chestnut Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Chinese Chestnut include pruning, which should be done Prune in fall, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. The watering done in summer is Adequately and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun for its proper growth.

Season and care of Chinese Chestnut

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Chinese Chestnut is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Chinese Chestnut is a very important plant from List of Trees. There are 20 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Castanea mollissima. This plant's habitat is disturbed sites and Forest edges and it comes in the hardiness zone 4-8. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.