Castanea sativa (Sweet Chestnut, Spanish chestnut)

Botanical name: Castanea sativa
Common name(s): Sweet Chestnut, Spanish chestnut
Categories: Trees

Plant description:

A fine, long-living specimen shade tree that is deciduous and very showy in summer when it produces masses of upright, yellow catkins. Flowers are followed by spiny fruit, each having one to five edible nuts inside.

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Castanea sativa requirements and features

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Evergreen

Never Sheds All of Its Foliage.

Semi Deciduous

Sheds Part of Its Foliage During Winter/Autumn.

Deciduous

Sheds Its Leaves Annually

Full Sun

Prefers 6 or more hours of sun per day.

Half Sun

Prefers 3 To 6 Hours of Sunlight a Day.

Shade

Prefers Low Light Levels.

Frost Hardy

Can Handle frost without damage.

Semi Frost Hardy

Is Able to Survive Moderately Low Temperatures.

Frost Sensitive

Will Get Damaged and Possibly Killed During Periods of Frost.

High Watering

Requires Frequent Watering.

Moderate Watering

Requires Regular Watering.

Low Watering

Requires Little Water.

High Maintenance

Requires Regular Maintenance.

Moderate Maintenance

Requires moderate maintenance.

Low Maintenance

Requires little maintenance.

Pruning Required

Needs to be Pruned.

Indigenous

Originates in South Africa.

Non Indigenous

Exotic to South Africa.

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Plant Attributes
Additional Information

Botanical name	Castanea sativa
Plant Care	Deciduous Deciduous – Sheds Its Leaves Annually Full Sun Full Sun – Prefers 6 or more hours of sun per day. Frost Sensitive Frost Sensitive – Will Get Damaged and Possibly Killed During Periods of Frost. Low Watering Low Watering – Requires Little Water. High Maintenance High Maintenance – Requires Regular Maintenance. Non Indigenous Non Indigenous – Exotic to South Africa.
Size	10 m * 5 m
Categories	Trees
Flowers	January February October November December Very showy in summer when it produces masses of upright, yellow catkins.
Common name(s)	Sweet Chestnut, Spanish chestnut
Origin	Southern Europe North Africa
Uses in landscape design	Long-living specimen shade tree that is deciduous and very showy in summer.
Fruit	Flowers are followed by spiny fruit, each having one to five edible nuts inside.
Other languages	Kastaiing (A)

January February October November December
Very showy in summer when it produces masses of upright, yellow catkins.

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Castanea sativa (Sweet Chestnut, Spanish chestnut)