American chestnut

Castanea dentata

Tree30×15 mzone 5–8light shade🍎 Edible

Profile

Family: Fagaceae
Habit: Tree
Height: 30 m
Spread: 15 m
Growth: fast
Lifespan: 200 years
First yield: after 7 years
Hardiness: zone 5–8
Shade tolerance: light shade
Soil: Sand, Silt, Clay
Soil moisture: dry – moist
pH: 4.5 – 7

thornypollen source

Flowering & harvest

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Flowering
Fruit harvest

Times apply to the northern hemisphere in a temperate climate and shift with altitude and cultivar.

Uses

Edible8 of 10

Medicinal2 of 10

Other uses4 of 10

Growing

Sonniger Standort auf gut durchlässigem, saurem bis neutralem Boden; verträgt magere Böden. Zur Bestäubung mehrere Bäume pflanzen; kastanienrindenkrebsanfällig.

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