Sweet Chestnut

Bread Tree

About Sweet Chestnut and Bread Tree

Sweet Chestnut

Bread Tree

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Biennial

Type

Tree

Palm or Cycad

Origin

Eastern Asia

South Africa

Types

Alexandria cycad, Encephalartos caffer, Encephalartos concinnus

Number of Varieties

2066

0 40000

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Habitat

Temperate Regions

Riverbanks, Rocky areas, Scrubs

USDA Hardiness Zone

6-89-12

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

8-2

12-8

Sunset Zone

A3, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

H1, H2, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

300.00 cm290.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

370.00 cm240.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Red, Purple

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Red, Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Gold

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oblong or Lanceolate

Pinnate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Slow

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring

Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Shade areas

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Needs very little water

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Fungal Diseases, Squirrels

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

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

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Fine

Bold

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Squirrels

Birds

Allergy

Oral Allergy, Throat itching

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Shadow Tree, Windbreak

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Potassium, Rich in Iron, Vitamin A, Vitamin B, Vitamin C

Part of Plant Used

Seeds

Leaves, Seeds, Stem

Other Uses

Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties, Used for Landscaping

Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier

Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Castanea sativa

ENCEPHALARTOS altensteinii

Common Name

Sweet Chestnut, Chestnut

Bread Tree, Prickly Cycad

In Hindi

शाहबलूत का फल

Bread Tree

In German

Esskastanie

Brotbaum

In French

châtaignier

Bread Arbre

In Spanish

Castaña dulce

Árbol del pan

In Greek

Sweet Chestnut

ψωμί Δέντρο

In Portuguese

Castanheiro

Árvore de pão

In Polish

słodki Chestnut

chleb Drzewo

In Latin

Dulce Chestnut

panis ligno

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Equisetopsida

Order

Sapindales

Cycadales

Family

Aceraceae

Cycadaceae

Genus

Acer

Encephalartos

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

966

1 27800

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Properties of Sweet Chestnut and Bread Tree

Wondering what are the properties of Sweet Chestnut and Bread Tree? We provide you with everything About Sweet Chestnut and Bread Tree. Sweet Chestnut doesn't have thorns and Bread Tree doesn't have thorns. Also Sweet Chestnut does not have fragrant flowers. Sweet Chestnut has allergic reactions like Oral Allergy and Throat itching and Bread Tree has allergic reactions like Oral Allergy and Throat itching. 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 Sweet Chestnut and Bread Tree and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Sweet Chestnut and Bread Tree

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

Sweet Chestnut and Bread Tree Physical Information

Sweet Chestnut and Bread Tree physical information is very important for comparison. Sweet Chestnut height is 300.00 cm and width 370.00 cm whereas Bread Tree height is 290.00 cm and width 240.00 cm. The color specification of Sweet Chestnut and Bread Tree are as follows:

Sweet Chestnut flower color: Red and Purple
Sweet Chestnut leaf color: Green and Light Green
Bread Tree flower color:
Bread Tree leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Sweet Chestnut and Bread Tree

Care of Sweet Chestnut and Bread Tree include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sweet Chestnut pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Bread Tree pruning is done Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Sweet Chestnut needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Bread Tree needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.