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Castanea mollissima

 
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Family: Fagaceae (fag-AY-see-ee) (Info)
Genus: Castanea (kas-TAN-nee-uh) (Info)
Species: mollissima (maw-LISS-ih-muh) (Info)

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Category:
Trees

Height:
20-30 ft. (6-9 m)

Spacing:
Unknown - Tell us

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 4a: to -34.4 °C (-30 °F)
USDA Zone 4b: to -31.6 °C (-25 °F)
USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F)
USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)
USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F)
USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F)
USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F)
USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)

Sun Exposure:
Full Sun

Danger:
Unknown - Tell us

Bloom Color:
Inconspicuous/none

Bloom Time:
Unknown - Tell us

Foliage:
Deciduous
Good Fall Color

Other details:
Unknown - Tell us

Soil pH requirements:
5.1 to 5.5 (strongly acidic)
5.6 to 6.0 (acidic)
6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)

Patent Information:
Non-patented

Propagation Methods:
From seed; direct sow outdoors in fall

Seed Collecting:
Unknown - Tell us

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Profile:

1 positive
1 neutral
No negatives

Gardeners' Notes:

RatingAuthorComment
Positive slyperso1 On Oct 13, 2008, slyperso1 from Gibsonia, PA (Zone 6a) wrote:

I planted 4 in heavy clay on a slope.
All did well, but you have to keep the soil as acidic as possible, by using pine bark, oak leave, or pine needles.
You can find them growing in large forest on the lower to medium elevation of granite mountains (granite is acidic). Just to say that this tree is rugged provided it’s in a moist and acidic soil.

Neutral smiln32 On Nov 5, 2004, smiln32 from Oklahoma City, OK (Zone 7a) wrote:

Prefers deep, sandy loam soil. Nuts are edible and quite tasty. Plants are self-fertile, but planting more than one ensures the best pollination for nut production. Leaves turn yellow/bronze in fall.

Regional...

This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:

Bay Minette, Alabama
Waynesboro, Mississippi
Cincinnati, Ohio
Dundee, Ohio
Irwin, Pennsylvania
West Newton, Pennsylvania
Lebanon, Tennessee
Mcminnville, Tennessee
Morrison, Tennessee



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