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Chinquapin
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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Annual

Type

Tree
Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Origin

Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, South-Central United States
Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Mediterranean, Turkey, Western Asia

Types

Castanea pumila
Mountain silverbell , Rosea

Number of Varieties

83
0 40000
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Habitat

Hillside, Ridges
Floodplains, low mountains, Lower slopes, secondary forest

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-95-9
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

9-5
9-5

Sunset Zone

-
21,22

Habit

Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

610.00 cm25.40 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

150.00 cm30.50 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Light Yellow, Ivory
White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Light Green, Chartreuse
-

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green
Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green, Dark Green
Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Gold, Tan
Several shades of Green

Leaf Color in Winter

-
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Elliptic
Acuminate

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Slow
Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam
-

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
-

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer
Spring, Late Spring

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

-
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Layering, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

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

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral
-

Soil Type

Clay, Loam
-

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Prune in early spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune grass to maintain level, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Pests and diseases free

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought and Salt

Facts

Flowers

Showy
Showy

Flower Petal Number

-
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Coarse
Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Birds, Deers, Rabbits, Squirrels
Bees, Flying insects

Allergy

-
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes, Wild gardens

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for insects
Air purification

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
Decoration Purposes

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees
Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CASTANEA pumila
ORNITHOGALUM nutans

Common Name

Chinquapin
Drooping Star-of-Bethlehem, Nodding Star-of-Bethlehem, Silver Bells

In Hindi

बौना शाहबलूत
Silver bells

In German

Zwergkastanien
Silver bells

In French

châtaignier nain
Silver bells

In Spanish

el castaño enano
Silver bells

In Greek

νάνος καστανιάς
Silver bells

In Portuguese

νάνος καστανιάς
Silver bells

In Polish

krasnolud kasztan
Silver bells

In Latin

P. castaneis
Silver bells

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Anthophyta
Angiosperms

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Fagales
Ebenales

Family

Fagaceae
Asparagaceae

Genus

Castanea
Halesia

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Eudicots

Tribe

Cherokee
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Subfamily

Cassidinae
-

Number of Species

64
1 27800
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Difference Between Chinquapin and Silver Bells

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Importance of Chinquapin and Silver Bells

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Chinquapin and Silver Bells. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Chinquapin and Silver Bells as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Chinquapin is Headache and Treating fever whereas of Silver Bells is . Chinquapin has beauty benefits as follows: while Silver Bells has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Chinquapin vs Silver Bells

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