Castanea mollissima
Chinese chestnut · also Chinese castanea, Chinese hairy chestnut
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A medium-sized deciduous tree native to China and Korea, characterized by a broad, rounded crown and lanceolate leaves. It is highly valued for its resistance to chestnut blight and produces edible chestnuts. This species is a good candidate for urban planting where blight resistance is a key consideration.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 980.01%—6.0 in
- 120.00%—3.0 in
- 60.01%23 yr39 in
- 40.00%—1.2 in
- 30.00%—3.1 in
- 20.00%—29 in
- 20.01%—2.8 in
- 10.00%—1.9 in
- 10.00%—2.0 in
Traits
- Form
- Broadleaf
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 35–40 ft
- Canopy spread
- 40–50 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Blooms
- Jun, Jul, Aug
Trunk diameters across every city: median 5.0 in, mean 8.5 in, 90th percentile 20 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- Central China Loess Plateau mixed forests
- Central Korean deciduous forests
Other Castanea in the catalogue
4 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
