Castanea sativa
Sweet chestnut · also Spanish chestnut, European chestnut
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The sweet chestnut is a substantial, long-lived deciduous tree native to Southern Europe and Asia Minor, known for its edible nuts encased in prickly husks. It can reach up to 35 meters in height and is recognized by its deeply grooved bark. While preferring a mild climate, it can tolerate some shade and produces abundant litter, with pollen noted for its unpleasant odor.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 5,6360.50%—3.8 in
- 3920.14%28 yr5.9 in
- 2280.05%21 yr8.6 in
- 1390.06%—4.4 in
- 970.20%7.8 yr—
- 740.04%—22 in
- 310.09%—25 in
- 210.01%—4.7 in
- 70.00%36 yr4.5 in
- 70.04%21 yr5.9 in
- 30.00%—5.9 in
- 20.00%—41 in
- 10.00%—1.9 in
Traits
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 50–60 ft
- Canopy spread
- 50 ft
- Lifespan
- 200 years
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Wildlife value
- Moderate
- Blooms
- Jun, Jul
Trunk diameters across every city: median 3.9 in, mean 5.6 in, 90th percentile 11 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
- Balkan mixed forests
- Caucasus mixed forests
Temperate Conifer Forests
- Elburz Range forest steppe
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands & Scrub
- Aegean and Western Turkey sclerophyllous and mixed forests
Other Castanea in the catalogue
4 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
