Sweet chestnut - Wikipedia
The sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa), also known as the Spanish chestnut or just chestnut, is a species of tree in the family Fagaceae, native to Southern Europe and Asia Minor, and widely cultivated throughout the temperate world.
Sweet Chestnut (Castanea sativa) - Woodland Trust
Sweet chestnut is a deciduous tree which can reach 35m when mature and live for up to 700 years. They belong to the same family as oaks and beeches. The bark is grey-purple and smooth, and develops vertical fissures with age. The twigs are purple-brown and buds are plum, red-brown and oval in shape.
What’s the difference between horse chestnuts and sweet chestnuts?
2019年10月9日 · Fresh chestnuts contain vitamin C and are much lower in fat than other nuts and contain twice as much starch as a potato, earning the chestnut tree the nickname “bread tree” in some regions of the world.
Gardening 101: Sweet Chestnut Tree - Gardenista
2018年6月21日 · Everything about the sweet chestnut is more beautiful than the horse chestnut: the edible (versus toxic) fruit, the tightly packed coat of spines, the elegant glossy, serrated leaves, the swirling, deeply fissured bark.
Sweet Chestnut Tree Castanea sativa - Gardenista
Handsome, long-lived, with texture galore, sweet chestnuts are distinguished trees. They are also abundantly generous in providing wood for gate posts as well as nuts, which appear in autumn.
Castanea sativa (European chestnut, Spanish Chestnut, Sweet chestnut ...
European chestnut is a one of the largest species of chestnut trees with a trunk topping out around 7 feet in diameter and rising to about 95 feet high at maturity. It has a pyramidal-rounded to broad-columnar form, is a native of southern Europe, and is often found in nature in mountainous woods.
Sweet chestnut - The Wildlife Trusts
Scientific name: Castanea sativa. The sweet chestnut is famous for its shiny brown fruits, or 'chestnuts', that are wrapped in a spiky, green casing and make a tasty winter treat. Look for this tree in woodlands in South East England. Introduced, but naturalised species.
How to Grow a Sweet Chestnut Tree - BBC Gardeners World …
2022年5月11日 · Grow sweet chestnut trees in sun or partial shade, in moist, well-drained soil. Sweet chestnut trees can live to around 700 years old, although much older trees have been recorded.
Sweet chestnut | Tree species - Forestry England
Discover top facts about the sweet chestnut tree (Castanea sativa), including how to identify its leaves and what its seeds and timber are used for.
Castanea sativa | sweet chestnut Trees/RHS - RHS Gardening
sweet chestnut. A large vigorous deciduous tree with rugged, grooved bark and glossy, serrate, oblong-lanceolate leaves to 20cm in length. Male catkins to 15cm in length, yellowish, followed by spiny fruits containing edible nuts