Sweet Chestnut

Engelmann Spruce

About Sweet Chestnut and Engelmann Spruce

Sweet Chestnut

Engelmann Spruce

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

Needled or Scaled Evergreen

1.3 Origin

Eastern Asia

North America, United States, Western United States, Northwestern United States, California, Canada

1.4 Types

Not Available

mexicana , white spruce

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA2

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Temperate Regions

Alpine Meadows

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

6-83-7

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-2

7-1

1.8 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

A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Pyramidal

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

300.00 cm1,830.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

370.00 cm460.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Red, Purple

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Red, Green

Light brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Blue Green, Steel Blue

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Blue Green, Steel Blue

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Gold

Blue Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Blue Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oblong or Lanceolate

Long hair-like leaves

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Shade areas

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings

reseeds, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Do not water excessively

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune ocassionally, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Fungal Diseases, Squirrels

Needle rust

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Light Frost

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

None

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

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, Squirrels

Birds

5.12 Allergy

Oral Allergy, Throat itching

Unknown

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Woodland margins

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

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

Unknown

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Seeds

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

guitar making, Used as Christmas Tree

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

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

Feature Plant, Screening, Wind Break

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Castanea sativa

PICEA engelmannii

7.2 Common Name

Sweet Chestnut, Chestnut

mountain spruce

7.2.1 In Hindi

शाहबलूत का फल

Engelmann spruce

7.2.2 In German

Esskastanie

Engelmann spruce

7.2.3 In French

châtaignier

Engelmann spruce

7.2.4 In Spanish

Castaña dulce

Engelmann spruce

7.2.5 In Greek

Sweet Chestnut

Engelmann spruce

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Castanheiro

Engelmann spruce

7.2.7 In Polish

słodki Chestnut

Engelmann spruce

7.2.8 In Latin

Dulce Chestnut

Engelmann spruce

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Pinophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Pinopsida

8.4 Order

Sapindales

Pinales

8.5 Family

Aceraceae

Pinaceae

8.6 Genus

Acer

Picea

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA2

1 27800

Properties of Sweet Chestnut and Engelmann Spruce

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

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Season and Care of Sweet Chestnut and Engelmann Spruce

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

Sweet Chestnut and Engelmann Spruce Physical Information

Sweet Chestnut and Engelmann Spruce physical information is very important for comparison. Sweet Chestnut height is 300.00 cm and width 370.00 cm whereas Engelmann Spruce height is 1,830.00 cm and width 460.00 cm. The color specification of Sweet Chestnut and Engelmann Spruce are as follows:

Sweet Chestnut flower color: Red and Purple
Sweet Chestnut leaf color: Green and Light Green
Engelmann Spruce flower color: Not Available
Engelmann Spruce leaf color: Blue Green and Steel Blue

Care of Sweet Chestnut and Engelmann Spruce

Care of Sweet Chestnut and Engelmann Spruce include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sweet Chestnut pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Engelmann Spruce pruning is done Prune ocassionally, 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 Engelmann Spruce needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.