General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5)
Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4b -31.7 °C (-25 °F) to -28.9 °C (-20 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 40-60 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Fruit: Showy
Fruiting Time: Fall
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Yellow
Flower Time: Summer
Edible Parts: Seeds or Nuts
Eating Methods: Raw
Cooked
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Drought tolerant
Miscellaneous: Monoecious

Common names
  • Hybrid Chestnut
  • Sweet Chestnut

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