1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Europe, Mediterranean
North America, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Canada
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.7 Habitat
Open Forest, Terrestrial
Deciduous forests, Forest margins
1.8 USDA Hardiness Zone
3.3 AHS Heat Zone
3.5 Sunset Zone
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17
4.2 Habit
Upright/Erect
Oval or Rounded
5 Information
5.1 Plant Size
5.1.1 Minimum Height
460.00 cm1,830.00 cm
0.54
3900
10.4.2 Minimum Width
460.00 cm2,130.00 cm
0.1
6350
13.5 Plant Color
13.5.1 Flower Color
Not Available
Gold, Light Green, Light Yellow, White
13.6.1 Flower Color Modifier
13.7.2 Fruit Color
Not Available
Light Green, Sienna, Chocolate
14.0.4 Leaf Color in Spring
14.1.1 Leaf Color in Summer
14.2.1 Leaf Color in Fall
Not Available
Yellow, Yellow green, Gold
14.3.3 Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Not Available
14.4 Shape
14.4.2 Leaf Shape
14.6 Thorns
16 Season
16.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall
16.3 Growing Conditions
16.3.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
16.3.4 Growth Rate
16.3.8 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
17.1.2 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
17.1.4 Soil Drainage
17.2.1 Bloom Time
17.3.1 Repeat Bloomer
17.4 Tolerances
18 Care
18.1 Where to Plant?
19.3 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Seedlings, Stem Planting
19.5 Plant Maintenance
19.8 Watering Plants
19.8.1 Watering Requirements
Water Deeply, Water when top layer of soil becomes dry
Needs very little water
19.10.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
19.11.2 In Spring
19.12.2 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
19.14 Soil
19.14.1 Soil pH
Not Available
Acidic, Neutral
19.14.3 Soil Type
19.15.1 Soil Drainage Capacity
Not Available
Well drained
19.16 Sun Exposure
Not Available
Full Sun, Partial Sun
19.17 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut back all stems to the same height, Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
19.18 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
14-14-14 Fertilizer, Compost, General purpose liquid or granular fertilizer
19.20 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Chestnut Blight
19.22 Plant Tolerance
20 Facts
20.1 Flowers
20.2.1 Flower Petal Number
Not Available
Not Available
21.1 Fruits
21.2.1 Showy Fruit
21.2.2 Edible Fruit
21.3 Fragrance
21.3.1 Fragrant Flower
21.4.2 Fragrant Fruit
21.4.3 Fragrant Leaf
21.4.5 Fragrant Bark/Stem
21.6 Showy Foliage
21.7 Showy Bark
21.8 Foliage Texture
21.9 Foliage Sheen
21.11 Evergreen
21.13 Invasive
21.15 Self-Sowing
21.16 Attracts
Not Available
Bees, Birds, Deers
21.18 Allergy
Itchiness, Runny nose, Swelling, Throat itching, Watery eyes
conjunctivitis, Vomiting
22 Benefits
22.1 Uses
22.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Showy Purposes
22.2.1 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
22.2.2 Edible Uses
22.4.1 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Wildlife
22.6 Plant Benefits
22.6.1 Medicinal Uses
anti-cancer, Bone strength, Digestive disorders, High cholestrol, Immunity, Improve heart health
Arthritis, Cough, Sore throat, Swelling
23.0.2 Part of Plant Used
23.1.2 Other Uses
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties, Wood is used for making furniture
Decorative veneers, flooring, paneling, Used in Furniture, Used in pulpwood and lumber production
23.2 Used As Indoor Plant
23.3 Used As Outdoor Plant
23.4 Garden Design
Not Available
Edible, Feature Plant, Shade Trees
24 Scientific Name
24.1 Botanical Name
PRUNUS insititia 'Blue Violet Damson'
CASTANEA dentata
24.2 Common Name
Blue Violet Damson Plum, Damson
American Chestnut
24.2.2 In Hindi
24.3.1 In German
Zwetschgen
Amerikanische Kastanie
24.3.2 In French
prune de Damas
Châtaignier d'Amérique
24.4.1 In Spanish
ciruela ciruela
Castanea dentata
24.5.1 In Greek
κορόμηλο δαμάσκηνο
american καστανιάς
24.5.2 In Portuguese
damson ameixa
castanea americana
25.1.1 In Polish
mirabelki
Kasztan amerykański
25.2.1 In Latin
damson plum
English castaneis
26 Classification
26.1 Kingdom
26.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
26.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
26.4 Order
26.5 Family
26.6 Genus
27.2 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
27.4 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
27.6 Subfamily
Amygdaloideae
Not Available
27.8 Number of Species