Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Broadleaf Evergreen
Origin
Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, South-Central United States
Australia
Types
Castanea pumila
Acacia retinodes retinodes, Acacia retinodes uncifolia
Number of Varieties
82
0
40000
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Habitat
Hillside, Ridges
open forests
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-98-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-5
-
Sunset Zone
-
8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Oval/Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
610.00 cm530.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
150.00 cm530.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Light Yellow, Ivory
Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Light Green, Chartreuse
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Gray Green
Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Gray Green, Dark Green
Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow, Gold, Tan
Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Blue Green, Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Elliptic
Long Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Spring, Summer, Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Requires watering in the growing season, Water once every two or three weeks
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings
In Summer
Lots of watering
Xeric/Desert, Drought Tolerant
In Spring
Moderate
Adequately
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune in early spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune after flowering
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red spider mite
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Salt
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
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Deers, Rabbits, Squirrels
-
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for insects
Windbreak
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Headache, Treating fever
-
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds, Stem
Flowers, Seeds
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used in biomass, Wood is used for making furniture, Wood log is used in making fences
Used as a dye
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees
Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break
Botanical Name
CASTANEA pumila
Acacia retinodes
Common Name
Chinquapin
Ever-blooming Wattle, Silver Wattle, Water Wattle
In Hindi
बौना शाहबलूत
Silver Wattle
In German
Zwergkastanien
Silver Wattle
In French
châtaignier nain
Mimosa d'été
In Spanish
el castaño enano
acacia amarilla
In Greek
νάνος καστανιάς
ασήμι μιμόζα
In Portuguese
νάνος καστανιάς
Acacia retinodes
In Polish
krasnolud kasztan
Silver Wattle
In Latin
P. castaneis
Silver Wattle
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fagales
Fabales
Family
Fagaceae
Fabaceae
Genus
Castanea
Acacia
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Cherokee
-
Subfamily
Cassidinae
-
Number of Species
6950
1
27800
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