Castanea dentata Fagaceae
American Chestnut kas-TAH-ne-a den-TAH-ta
Deciduous tree, to 100 ft ( 30 m), wide spreading branches, rounded crown. Leaves simple, alternate, oblong-lanceolate, 12-24 cm long, 4.5-7.
Castanea sativa
Nombres relacionados: Castanea vesca (similar), Castanea vulgaris (similar), Castanheiro (gallego y/o portugués), Castanyer (catalán), Castaño (castellano), Esskastanie (alemán), European chestnut (inglés), Fagaceae (familia), ...
Castanea sativa. SPANISH CHESTNUT. North Temperate Zone
FAGACEAE (Beech family) ...
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Castanea mollissima is planted in the highlighted USDA hardiness zones to the left and may seed into the landscape. See a map of the states in which Chinese chestnut has escaped (opens a new window).
Castanea sativa 'Variegata'
also known as Castanea sativa 'Aureomarginata' - Sweet chestnut, Variegated Spanish chestnut
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#148 Castanea sativa
Common Names: Spanish chestnut, European chestnut, sweet chestnut
Family: Fagaceae (beech Family)
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Frailea castanea ssp. harmoniana
Scientific Name: Frailea castanea ssp. harmoniana (F.Ritter) P.J.Braun & Esteves
Synonym: Frailea asterioides var. harmoniana
Family: Cactaceae ...
Castanea mollissima
COMMON: Chinese Chestnut
LEAVES: Alternate, simple, 3 to 6" long, 1/2 wide, serrated, dark green, yellow/bronze fall color
SIZE: 40 to 60' tree, equal width
HARDINESS: Zone 4 to 8 ...
CASTANEA SPECIES See Chestnut
CATALINA CHERRY
Wild Fruit the United States. By Ian Hartland. 1973 #2, pp 6-7 ...
Castanea dentata, American Chestnut
Celtis occidentalis, Hackberry
Fraxinus americana, White Ash
Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Green Ash
Fraxinus nigra, Black Ash
Magnolia spp., Magnolias
Quercus alba, White Oak
Quercus macrocarpa, Bur Oak ...
Castanea sativa
Family: Fagaceae
Spanish Chestnut, European Chestnut, Sweet Chestnut
Origin: Western Asia ...
Castanea dentata : American Chestnut - Whole Plant
Castanea dentata : American Chestnut - Foliage
Castanea mollissima : Chinese Chestnut - Whole Plant ...
Chestnut (Castanea) - A noble tree, native of E. and S. Europe. There are fine old trees in many of England seats in all parts of the south of the country, though excepting in the warmer counties, ...
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21. Chestnut Castanea dentata leaf
15-28 cm long,4-8 cm wide.
sharp-pointed teeth on margin.
Note: almost completely eliminated as a large tree as a result of Chestnut Blight.
Oaks/ Quercus L.
Chestnut, Sweet
(Castanea sativa)
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American Chestnut
(Castanea dentata (Marshall) Borkhaussen)
LEAVES: Alternate, simple, sharp-pointed at the tip and toothed on the margins; smooth on both upper and lower sides, 6"-11" long.
Castanea sativa
General Notes
Resistant to oak root fungus. Unpleasant, Flower and Pollen Fragrance. SelecTree lists no cultivars of sativa.
A Castanea sativa in Fremont is registered as a California Big Tree.
Chestnut, European chestnut (Castanea sativa)
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Castanea 61(3):313-319
Reams WM. 1953. The occurrence and ontogeny of hydrothodes in Hygrophila polysperma T. Anders New Phyto. 52:8-13
Schardt JD. 1997. Florida Aquatic Plant Survey 1994. Tech. report. Tallahassee: Florida.
Dendroica castanea, Bay Breasted
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Castanea mollissima
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Lumber-yielding species of chestnut (genus Castanea) are included in the white oak group when the term is used as a timber classification.
The most commonly seen chestnut is the Chinese chestnut (Castanea mollissima), which is completely resistant to the fungus disease. It makes a spreading, 50-foot tall tree with heavy nut crops.
The genus Lithocarpus has been described as oak-like and chestnut-like; that is, with features intermediate between the genera Quercus and Castanea.
Ogle, D.W. 1991. Spiraea virginiana Britton: I. Delineation and distribution. Castanea 56(4):287-296.
Ogle, D.W. 1991. Spiraea virginiana Britton: II. Ecology and species biology. Castanea 56(4):297-303.
57. European Chestnut
(Castanea sativa)
Other Common Names: Sweet Chestnut, Marron,
Family: Fagaceae ...
A similar problem can occur with trees such as beech (Fagus sylvatica), oak (Quercus robur) and sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa). The branches become heavy when pollarding lapses for several decades, and these may break away in windy weather.
Five genera are native to North America, including the chinquapin (Chrysolepis), tanbark oak (Lithocarpus) and the chestnut (Castanea). Cork comes from the bark of the cork oak, Quercus suber.
 See also: Chestnut, Green, May, Beech, Oak
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