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Chinquapin
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About Chinquapin

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Tree

Origin

Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, South-Central United States

Types

Castanea pumila

Number of Varieties

8
0 40000
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Habitat

Hillside, Ridges

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-9
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

9-5

Sunset Zone

-

Habit

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

610.00 cm
Rank: 53 (Overall)
0 3900
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Minimum Width

150.00 cm
Rank: 74 (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

Elliptic

Thorns

9% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial 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

18% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Tolerances

-

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Requires watering in the growing season, Water once every two or three weeks

In Summer

Lots of watering

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, Partial Sun

Pruning

Prune in early spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

-

Fruits

Showy Fruit

46% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Edible Fruit

25% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

40% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Fragrant Fruit

11% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Fragrant Leaf

14% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Fragrant Bark/Stem

10% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Showy Foliage

60% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Showy Bark

41% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Foliage Texture

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

3% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Invasive

5% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Self-Sowing

58% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Attracts

Birds, Deers, Rabbits, Squirrels

Allergy

-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-

Edible Uses

74% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for insects

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Headache, Treating fever

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds, Stem

Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used in biomass, Wood is used for making furniture, Wood log is used in making fences

Used As Indoor Plant

9% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Used As Outdoor Plant

All - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CASTANEA pumila

Common Name

Chinquapin

In Hindi

बौना शाहबलूत

In German

Zwergkastanien

In French

châtaignier nain

In Spanish

el castaño enano

In Greek

νάνος καστανιάς

In Portuguese

νάνος καστανιάς

In Polish

krasnolud kasztan

In Latin

P. castaneis

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Anthophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Fagales

Family

Fagaceae

Genus

Castanea

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Cherokee

Subfamily

Cassidinae

Number of Species

6
1 27800
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Properties of Chinquapin

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

  • Medicinal use:

  • Part of plant used:

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.

Chinquapin Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Chinquapin. 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. Chinquapin physical information is as follows: tall and wide. Its leaf shape is . Also it has following color specifications:

  • Flower color:
  • Leaf color:

Care of Chinquapin

Taking Chinquapin 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 Chinquapin include pruning, which should be done . The watering done in summer is and in winter is . It needs for its proper growth.

Season and care of Chinquapin

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Chinquapin is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a plant. Chinquapin is a very important plant from List of Trees. There are varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: . This plant's habitat is and it comes in the hardiness zone . 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.