About Chinese Chestnut

Chinese Chestnut

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

1.3 Origin

China, Korea

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

disturbed sites, Forest edges

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-8

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1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

1.9 Habit

Spreading

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

1,220.00 cm

Rank: 33 (Overall) ▶

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

1,220.00 cm

Rank: 14 (Overall) ▶

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Light Yellow, Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Light Green, Chartreuse

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Gold, Tan

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Lobed

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

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

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

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

4.4.2 In Summer

Adequately

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

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

4.8 Fertilizers

Nitrogen, Potassium

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Beetles, Leafhoppers

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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25% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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40% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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11% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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14% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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10% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.4 Showy Foliage

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60% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.5 Showy Bark

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41% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

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

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Mild Allergen

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

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

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Low calories, Nutrients

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Seeds, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CASTANEA mollissima

7.2 Common Name

Chinese Chestnut

7.2.1 In Hindi

चीनी अखरोट

7.2.2 In German

chinesische Kastanie

7.2.3 In French

châtaignier chinois

7.2.4 In Spanish

Castaño chino

7.2.5 In Greek

Κινέζικο κάστανο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

castanha chinesa

7.2.7 In Polish

Kasztan chiński

7.2.8 In Latin

Chinese Chestnut

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Fagales

8.5 Family

Fagaceae

8.6 Genus

Castanea

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Gloxinieae

8.9 Subfamily

Cassidinae

8.10 Number of Species

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶

1 27800

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.

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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.

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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 . There are Not Available varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Not Available. 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.