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.
Castanea sativa - North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox
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.
Castanea sativa - Plant Finder - Missouri Botanical Garden
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 Balkans.
Castanea sativa - Trees and Shrubs Online
Nuts red-brown, usually in twos or threes, enclosed in a globose, very prickly fruit or bur, 1 1 ⁄ 2 to 2 in. across. They vary in size, according to the number in each bur, from 3 ⁄ 4 to 1 1 ⁄ 4 in. across; sometimes there are four, sometimes only one, in a fruit.
Castanea - Trees and Shrubs Online
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 (European Chestnut) - Gardenia
Castanea sativa (European Chestnut) is a large vigorous deciduous tree of pyramidal-rounded to broad-columnar habit with a large trunk, up to 7 ft. (210 cm) and a canopy of glossy, serrate, oblong-lanceolate leaves, 6-10 in. long (15-25 cm). They turn brilliant golden yellow in the fall.
Castanea sativa | sweet chestnut Trees/RHS - RHS Gardening
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
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.
Castanea - Chestnuts - Gardenia
Long-lived, Castanea (Chestnut) are fast-growing and large deciduous trees adding lush beauty and sweet nuts to the landscape. They enjoy handsome long, toothed leaves and conspicuous yellow catkins followed by spiny fruits.
Castanea sativa - Cambridge University Botanic Garden
A Mediterranean native Castanea sativa is a fast-growing, large tree which produces edible nuts (sweet chestnuts) encased in spine-clad shells in warm climates. It has long been grown in the British Isles, and is thought to have been introduced by the Romans.