trefle.io · Taken Jun 13, 2022 by Werner Rom (cc-by-sa)
Fagaceae
European chestnut
Castanea sativa
Also known as Castanea vesca var. dubia, Castanea sativa var. fastigiata, Castanea sativa var. hamulata, Castanea prolifera
Native Plants · Edibles & Herbs · Trees & Shrubs · Chestnut · Deciduous · Tree · Nuts · Edible · Hardy · Shade · European · Large · Outdoor
European chestnut is a hardy deciduous tree that thrives in well-draining soil with minimal care once established. Plant in full to partial sun and water regularly during the first year, then only during dry spells. This long-lived tree produces edible nuts and makes an excellent shade tree for large landscapes.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Deep watering to saturate root zone, allow soil to dry between waterings · Weekly during growing season, monthly in winter
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5.5–8
- Temperature
- -30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 2 ft – 5 ft
- Spread
- 40 ft
- Spacing
- 240 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Deep
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Algeria, Austria, Azores, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Corse, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Dominican Republic, East Aegean Is., France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Haiti, Hungary, Iran
- Attracts
- Bees
Sources: trefle
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