What is the Chinese chestnut?

Chinese chestnut is a large deciduous tree originating from China and Korea. The Chinese chestnut is in the Fagaceae family and is identified under the scientific name Castanea Mollissima. The tree is produced by edible seeds called chestnuts. The Chinese chestnut tree is planted as a sample tree and a shade tree, as a decoration and for the production of chestnut. The tree produces striking white or cream flowers followed by the development of hard seeds or chestnuts. This tree is a good sample tree, although round seeds represent a danger in the pedestrian area. Falling seeds can also be considered an undesirable litter in urban areas. The ideal soil conditions are acidic alkaline sandy clay with good drainage, even if the clay is tolerated. Chinese chestnut trees can tolerate slight drought conditions as well as heat and humidity. This tree is easily transplanted when it is young. Once determined, the exceeding success decreases.

tree chestnuts with afterThey move from approximately 1 to 3 inches (about 2.5 to 8 cm) size and are heavy to the touch. As chestnuts develop, they are covered with a soft, green barbed mantle called Involucre. After mature seeds fall to the ground where they can be collected. The seeds usually fall out of a barbed cloak when they fall. Baked chestnuts are edible and considered to be treatment with some.

When growing Chinese chestnut trees specifically for the production of chestnuts or if the landscape is primarily required from a large harvest, it is best to plant at least two trees in the same area. Although the trees do not require a cross pollinopter, the production of nuts increases production. Bees and other pollinators transmit pollen between the trees when the flowers are out.

One of the advantages of planting Chinese chestnut over other species is its mild resistance to the mushroom of chestnut, endothia parasitica. North American native chestnut trees were seriously influenced by chestnut mold. Asian species show more resistance to illness, which makes them more popular VolBU for planting. Chestnut blight affects branches and trunk and finally kills the tree. This tree can also be influenced by the stain of the leaves caused by fungal infection and weevils.