1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
1.2 Type
Tree
1.3 Origin
Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, South-Central United States
1.4 Types
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Hillside, Ridges
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
9-5
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not Available
1.9 Habit
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.1.2 Minimum Width
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
Elliptic
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, Partial 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
Not Available
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Requires watering in the growing season, Water once every two or three weeks
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
4.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Prune in early spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
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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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
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
Birds, Deers, Rabbits, Squirrels
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
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 insects
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Headache, Treating fever
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds, Stem
6.2.3 Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used in biomass, Wood is used for making furniture, Wood log is used in making fences
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, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
CASTANEA pumila
7.2 Common Name
Chinquapin
7.2.1 In Hindi
बौना शाहबलूत
7.2.2 In German
Zwergkastanien
7.2.3 In French
châtaignier nain
7.2.4 In Spanish
el castaño enano
7.2.5 In Greek
νάνος καστανιάς
7.2.6 In Portuguese
νάνος καστανιάς
7.2.7 In Polish
krasnolud kasztan
7.2.8 In Latin
P. castaneis
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Anthophyta
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
Cherokee
8.9 Subfamily
Cassidinae
8.10 Number of Species