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The sweet chestnut at Kew
The sweet chestnut between the Stable Yard and the Lake is thought to be one of the oldest trees in the Gardens, dating back to the early 18th century, possibly late 17th.
The Sweet Chestnut (Castanea vesca or Fagus castanea) has been with some reason described as the most magnificent tree which reaches perfection in Europe.
Overstood Sweet chestnut coppice stool, Banstead Woods, Surrey
Coppice management favours a range of wildlife, often of species adapted to open woodland.
Chinese Sweet Chestnut [English]: Castanea mollissima
Chinese Sweetplum [English]: Sageretia thea
Chinese Sweetshrub [English]: Calycanthus chinensis
Chinese Sweetshrub [English]: Sinocalycanthus chinensis ...
Castanea sativa (Spanish Chestnut, European Chestnut, Sweet Chestnut, Family: Fagaceae)
Castanospermum australe (Black Bean, Moreton Bay Chestnut, Family: Faboideae / Leguminosae / Papilionaceae) ...
Castanea sativa (Sweet Chestnut)
Fagus crenata (Japanese Beech)
Fagus grandifolia (American Beech)
Fagus sylvatica (Fernleaf Beech)
Fagus sylvatica (Beech 'Purple Fountain')
Fagus sylvatica (Beech 'Retroflexa')
Fagus sylvatica (European Beech) ...
Sweet with a nice nutty flavour[46, 82, 183], it is very acceptable raw and has a superior flavour to sweet chestnuts (C. sativa)[142, 161, K].
Other garden nuts in additon to beechnuts could include sweet chestnut, chinquapins, black walnut, English walnut, butternuts, filbert hazels, hickory nuts, pine nuts, & acorns. Gardeners further south might well have a few more handy.
Thick leaves like sycamore, walnut, horse chestnut and sweet chestnut need to be shredded before adding to the leafmould pile, as they are much slower to break down. Alternatively, they can be added to the compost heap after shredding.
Other Common Names: Sweet Chestnut, Marron,
Family: Fagaceae
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It blooms in September and ripens its fruits, like tiny sweet Chestnuts, in the succeeding autumn. Though borne freely upon little plants only 2 feet high, they seldom reach perfection in this country.
These have a delicious, sweet chestnut-like taste. Easily cultivated in any rich, well drained soil in a sunny spot.
Sow seeds flat in any humus rich, well drained, slightly sandy soil. Keep pots in a sunny and protected spot outside during winter.
#148 Castanea sativa
Common Names: Spanish chestnut, European chestnut, sweet chestnut
Family: Fagaceae (beech Family)
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vulgaris (similar), Castanheiro (gallego y/o portugués), Castanyer (catalán), Castaño (castellano), Esskastanie (alemán), European chestnut (inglés), Fagaceae (familia), Gaztañondo (vasco), Li (chino), Ni-keri (hindi), Sweet Chestnut ...
Stone Parsley, Strapwort, Strawberry Clover, Strawberry Tree, String Sedge, Suffocated Clover, Sulphur Cinquefoil, Sulphur Clover, Summer Snowflake, Sun Spurge, Swamp Meadow-grass, Swedish Whitebeam, Sweet Alison, Sweet Briar, Sweet Chestnut, ...
 See also: Chestnut, Beech, Ash, Bamboo, Ginger
  
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