Sweet Chestnut

Copper Beech

About Sweet Chestnut and Copper Beech

Sweet Chestnut

Copper Beech

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Tree

Origin

Eastern Asia

Europe

Types

Number of Varieties

2015

0 40000

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Habitat

Temperate Regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

6-84-7

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

8-2

9-4

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

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

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

300.00 cm1,830.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

370.00 cm1,070.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Red, Purple

Yellow green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Red, Green

Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Lime Green, Sea Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Gold

Gold, Copper, Bronze

Leaf Color in Winter

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oblong or Lanceolate

Elliptic and Ovate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Slow

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring

Early Spring, Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Shade areas

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings

Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Fungal Diseases, Squirrels

Beech tarcrust

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Squirrels

Birds

Allergy

Oral Allergy, Throat itching

Mildly Toxic

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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

Part of Plant Used

Seeds

Bark, Tree trunks

Other Uses

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

Making chairs to parquetry (flooring) and staircases

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, Shade Trees

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Castanea sativa

Fagus sylvatica

Common Name

Sweet Chestnut, Chestnut

Copper Beech, European Beech, Purple Beech

In Hindi

शाहबलूत का फल

Copper Beech

In German

Esskastanie

Copper Beech

In French

châtaignier

Hêtre pourpre

In Spanish

Castaña dulce

Copper Beech

In Greek

Sweet Chestnut

Copper Beech

In Portuguese

Castanheiro

Copper Beech

In Polish

słodki Chestnut

Czerwony buk

In Latin

Dulce Chestnut

Copper Beech

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Sapindales

Fagales

Family

Aceraceae

Fagaceae

Genus

Acer

Fagus

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

913

1 27800

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Properties of Sweet Chestnut and Copper Beech

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

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Season and Care of Sweet Chestnut and Copper Beech

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

Sweet Chestnut and Copper Beech Physical Information

Sweet Chestnut and Copper Beech physical information is very important for comparison. Sweet Chestnut height is 300.00 cm and width 370.00 cm whereas Copper Beech height is 1,830.00 cm and width 1,070.00 cm. The color specification of Sweet Chestnut and Copper Beech are as follows:

Sweet Chestnut flower color: Red and Purple
Sweet Chestnut leaf color: Green and Light Green
Copper Beech flower color: Yellow green
Copper Beech leaf color: Lime Green and Sea Green

Care of Sweet Chestnut and Copper Beech

Care of Sweet Chestnut and Copper Beech include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sweet Chestnut pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Copper Beech pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Sweet Chestnut needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Copper Beech needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.