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.

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There are eight species in the genus Castanea, found in North America, eastern Europe, central and eastern Asia. The Sweet Chestnut, C. sativa Mill., is naturalised in many parts of western Europe (Govaerts & Frodin 1998). Chestnuts are deciduous trees or …

Castanea sativa, commonly called Spanish chestnut or sweet chestnut or European chestnut, is a large, pyramidal-rounded to broad-columnar deciduous tree in the beech family that typically matures to 80-100’ tall with a substantial trunk growing to as much as 7’ in diameter. It is native to high forest areas of western Asia from Iran to the ...

Castanea dentata, commonly known as the American chestnut, is a large deciduous tree once a dominant species in the forests of eastern North America. It is known for its straight trunk, broad canopy, and the highly valued wood it produces.

Commonly known as Castanea sativa, European chestnut, Spanish Chestnut, Sweet chestnut, this guide covers everything you need to know.

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.

The chestnuts are the deciduous trees and shrubs in the genus Castanea, in the beech family Fagaceae. The name also refers to the edible nuts they produce. [1] [2] [3] They are native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere.

chestnut, (genus Castanea), genus of seven species of deciduous trees in the beech family (Fagaceae), native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. The burlike fruits contain edible nuts and several species are cultivated as ornamental and timber trees.

It was found naturally as a dominant overstory species in eastern United States' deciduous forests. Its native range is mainly the eastern United States, following the Appalachian Mountains range. It reaches from Maine, down to Mississippi, and from North and South Carolina to the Mississippi River. Known Varieties and Their Traits: