A decidious tree growing to 25m. It is hardy to zone 4. It is in flower in July, and the seeds ripen in October. The flowers are monoecious (individual flowers are either male or female, but both sexes can be found on the same plant) and are pollinated by Insects. We rate it 3 out of 5 for usefulness.
The plant prefers light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils, requires well-drained soil and can grow in nutritionally poor soil. The plant prefers acid and neutral soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It requires dry or moist soil and can tolerate drought.
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Chinese Chestnuts (Castanea mollissima)
Latin Name: Castanea mollissima Bl.
Scientific Name: Castanea mollissima Blume
Common name: Chinese chestnut
Family: Fagaceae
Family: Fagaceae Recommended Temperature Zone:
Origin: China and Korea
Growth Habits: Deciduous tree, 40 feet to 60 feet tall (12 m-18 m), 40 feet to 60 feet in spread (12 m-18 m)
Watering Needs: Regular water
Blooming Habits:Light yellow flowers.
Synonyms: Castanea hupehensis (Dode.), Castanea duclouxii (Dode.), Castanea bungeana (Blume.) ;Castanea bungeana Bl. ;Castanea bungeana;Castanea formosana
Language names:Chestnut, chaignes/marron (French), Kastanie;Edelkastanie (German), castagna/marrone (Italian), castana/marrona (Spanish), castanba (Portuguese), kashtan (Russian), li zi (Chinese),
Definition of Chinese chestnut(Botany, Food)(n.):A chestnut (Castanea mollissima) native to China and Korea, resistant to chestnut blight and cultivated as an ornamental and for its edible nuts.
Woods and forests to 2500 metres. Mountain slopes from near sea level to 2,800 metres
Chestnut Plant Part Used:
Leaves: Alternate and oblong, with a wavy margin. Small bristle tip serration at the end of each vein. The leaves are paper thin. Up to 10" long. Coarse textured tree.
Fruit: Prickly bur outer husk that only the brave attack. Do not step on it bare footed. Great to eat fruit once you get to them. Chestnuts roasting on an open fire.
Flowers: Long catkins held upright in the spring.
Bark:: Has deep ridges.
Physical Characteristics of Chestnut Part:
A decidious tree growing to 25m. It is hardy to zone 4. It is in flower in July, and the seeds ripen in October. The flowers are monoecious (individual flowers are either male or female, but both sexes can be found on the same plant) and are pollinated by Insects. We rate it 3 out of 5 for usefulness.
The plant prefers light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils, requires well-drained soil and can grow in nutritionally poor soil. The plant prefers acid and neutral soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It requires dry or moist soil and can tolerate drought.
Leaves are simple, alternate, deciduous, elliptical to obovate, with bristle-tipped teeth and a hairy underside. Twigs are hairy with white-brown hairy buds. Bark is gray-brown and ridged. Fruit is a brown, edible nut enclosed in a spiny bur. Chinese chestnut is from Asia and planted in the eastern U.S. Some mistake this tree for American chestnut but the leaves of Chinese chestnut are more leathery and hairy below.
Leaf: Alternate, simple, pinnately veined, 5 to 8 inches long. Leaves are more oblong in shape than C. dentata, and bristle tips do not arch forward as sharply as C. dentata. White to green tomentum is present on the underside.
Flower: Male flowers are small and white, borne on catkins, 4 to 5 inches long. Female flowers are borne on aments, 1/2 to 3/4 inch long. Flowers are present in June.
Fruit: The nut is edible, 1 to 1 1/4 inches in diameter, brown, mostly round, but flattened on 1 to 2 sides, 2 to 3 in each bur. Burs are 2 to 3 inches in diameter and are armed with very sharp spines. Matures in September.
Twig: The twig is pubescent and olive-brown in color with prominent lenticels. Buds are gray-brown and pubescent, covered with 2 to 3 overlapping scales.
Bark: Gray-brown to brown, furrowed, but without distinguishable patterns.
Form: A small tree with low branching and a rounded crown.
Leaf Characteristics:broad, flat,simple,not lobed,coarse teeth,leaf 5" - 8" long, deep teeth,short, stout stem
Fruit Characteristics:other fruit,nut in a husk,thinner, spiny husk,2-3 inch diameter, sharp branching spines
Composition and Nutrients of Chestnut:
Seed (Dry weight)
In grammes per 100g weight of food:
Water: 0 Calories: 403 Protein: 11.9 Fat: 2.7 Carbohydrate: 83.2 Fibre: 2.2
In milligrammes per 100g weight of food:
Calcium: 36 VitaminA: 168 Thiamine: 0.29 Riboflavin: 0.32 Niacin: 1.44 VitaminC: 65
Edible Uses of Chestnut:
Seed - raw or cooked. Eaten raw, there is a distinct astringency, especially if the fleshy inner skin beneath the outer shell of the seed is not removed. When cooked, however, and especially when baked, the seed becomes much sweeter and has a floury texture. It then makes an excellent food and can be used as a staple food in much the same way as potatoes or cereals[K]. The skin (or pellicle) of the seed is easily peeled. The seed is low in fats and oils but high in carbohydrates. A nutritional analysis is available.
Medicinal Uses of Chestnut:
Antidote; Astringent; Stomachic.
The burrs (seed cases) are rich in tannin and are astringent and stomachic. A decoction is used in the treatment of diarrhoea, uncontrollable nose bleed, dysentery, regurgitation and profound thirst.
The flowers are used in the treatment of scrofula.
The stem bark is used to treat poisoned wounds whilst the stem sap is used to treat lacquer poisoning.
Other Uses of chestnut:
Fuel; Tannin; Wood.
The bark, leaves, wood and seed husks all contain tannin.
Wood - hard, strong, light. Used for fence posts etc. Coppiced for fuel.
Contribution to diet, food uses
Nuts are eaten raw, or more commonly after boiling or roasting. Major uses are candies, stuffing for Thanksgiving turkeys, and in Italy, they are ground to fine flour for confectionery; in fact, prior to maize introduction to Europe, Italian polenta was made from chestnut flour (polenta is like Italian grits).
Dietary value, per 100 gram edible portion: (fresh)
Water (%) ........................................... 52
Calories ............................................ 194
Protein (%) ........................................... 3
Fat (%) ................................................ 1.5
Carbohydrates (%) .............................. 42
Crude Fiber (%) .................................... 1.1
% of US RDA*
itamin A ............................................. ---
Thiamin, B1 ....................................... 23
Riboflavin, B2 .................................... 24
Niacin ................................................ 6.7
Vitamic C ......................................... ---
Calcium ............................................. 6.5
Phosphorus ...................................... 20
Iron .................................................. 33
Sodium ............................................. ---
Potassium ........................................ 19
* Percent of recommended daily allowance set by FDA, assuming a 154 lb male adult, 2700 calories per day.
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