Scientific Name:	Castanea sativa
Pronunciation:	kas-TAN-nee-uh suh-TYE-vuh
Common Name:	sweet chestnut
Family Name:	Fagaceae
Plant Type:	Tree - deciduous
Key ID Features:	Leaves oblong-lanceolate, major veins running parallel off midrib, margins pointy toothed, 15 - 25 cm long x 3 - 7 cm wide; flowers of both sexes are borne on upright catkins (male flowers above the female flowers), June to July; fruit husk spiny, contains 3-7 brown nuts in October.
Course(s):	not used (off campus)

Habit: Upright Form: Oval - vertical, Round Texture: Coarse Mature Size: Height: 22 - 30m Spread: 15 - 25m Growth Rate: Moderate Origin: Central / west Asia, Europe Hardiness Rating: Zone 5: (-29 to -23 C) Exposure: Full sun Soil/ Growing Medium: Well-drained Landscape Uses: Shade tree, Urban agriculture Additional Info: Google

Leaf Morphology: Glossary Form: Simple Arrangement: Alternate Texture/ Venation: Heavily veined, Pinnate venation Surfaces: Glabrous Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Elliptic, Obovate Apices: Acute Bases: Cuneate Margins: Dentate

Inflorescence Type: Catkin (ament) Flower Morphology: Monoecious plant Number of Petals: 0 Ovary Position: Inferior Colour (petals): Not showy, Green, Green-yellow Flower Scent: None Flower Time at Peak: Jun, Jul

Fruit Type: Nut Fruit Colour: Brown Fruiting Time: Sep, Oct

Bark Morphology: Deeply fissured Bark or Stem Colour: Brown, Grey     Organ Modifications: Ectomycorrhizae

Pest Susceptibility:	Drought resistant

Location(s): (NCA) Not Currently Available : not used Location Map

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