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Sweet Chestnut

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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Tree
Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Origin

Eastern Asia
Europe, Russia/Siberia, Northern Africa, Western Asia

Types

-
-

Number of Varieties

2015
0 40000
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Habitat

Temperate Regions
Well Drained

USDA Hardiness Zone

6-8-9999
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

8-2
8-1

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
21,22

Habit

Oval or Rounded
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

300.00 cm5.10 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

370.00 cm10.20 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Red, Purple
White, Yellow, Red, Green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Red, Green
-

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green
-

Leaf Color in Summer

Green
Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Gold
Several shades of Green

Leaf Color in Winter

-
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oblong or Lanceolate
Reniform

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

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

Growth Rate

Slow
Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring
-

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Shade areas
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings
By dividing rhizomes, tubers, From bulbs

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs
Water frequently while growing, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

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

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K

Pests and Diseases

Fungal Diseases, Squirrels
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought, Shade areas

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant
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

Fine
-

Foliage Sheen

Matte
-

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Squirrels
-

Allergy

Oral Allergy, Throat itching
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing
Beautification, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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

Part of Plant Used

Seeds
Leaves

Other Uses

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

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Castanea sativa
RANUNCULUS ficaria 'Brazen Hussy'

Common Name

Sweet Chestnut, Chestnut
Brazen Hussy Figwort, Figwort, Lesser Celandine

In Hindi

शाहबलूत का फल
Figwort

In German

Esskastanie
figwort

In French

châtaignier
scrofulaire

In Spanish

Castaña dulce
figwort

In Greek

Sweet Chestnut
figwort

In Portuguese

Castanheiro
figwort

In Polish

słodki Chestnut
figwort

In Latin

Dulce Chestnut
Umber

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Sapindales
Ranunculales

Family

Aceraceae
Ranunculaceae

Genus

Acer
Ranunculus

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

-
-

Number of Species

9200
1 27800
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Difference Between Sweet Chestnut and Figwort

If you are confused whether Sweet Chestnut or Figwort are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see Sweet Chestnut and Figwort Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Sweet Chestnut are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, whereas for Figwort fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer and Apply N-P-K. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Sweet Chestnut and Figwort if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Sweet Chestnut and Figwort

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Sweet Chestnut and Figwort. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Sweet Chestnut and Figwort 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 Sweet Chestnut is Potassium, Rich in Iron, Vitamin A, Vitamin B and Vitamin C whereas of Figwort is Vitamin C. Sweet Chestnut has beauty benefits as follows: while Figwort has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Sweet Chestnut vs Figwort

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Sweet Chestnut vs Figwort and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Sweet Chestnut are Oral Allergy and Throat itching whereas of Figwort have respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Sweet Chestnut has showy fruits and Figwort has no showy fruits. Also Sweet Chestnut is not flowering and Figwort is not flowering . You can compare Sweet Chestnut and Figwort facts and facts of other plants too.