| Scientific Name: | Castanea sativa |
| Common Name: | sweet chestnut |
| Family Name: | Fagaceae |
| Origin: | Central / west Asia, Europe |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Tree - deciduous |
| Mature Size: | 22 - 30m x 15 - 25m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Upright |
| Form: | Oval - vertical, Round |
| Texture: | Coarse |
| Landscape Uses: | Shade tree, Urban agriculture |
| Exposure: | Full sun |
| Soil or Media: | Well-drained |
| Leaves: | Simple, Alternate, Heavily veined, Pinnate venation, Glabrous, Elliptic, Obovate, Dentate |
| Flowers: | Catkin (ament), Green-yellow, Green, Jun-Jul |
| Fruit: | Nut, Brown, Sep-Oct |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Leaves oblong-lanceolate, major veins running parallel off midrib, margins pointy toothed, 15-25cm long x 3-7cm wide; flowers of both sexes are borne on upright catkins (male flowers above the female flowers), Jun-Jul; fruit husk spiny, contains 3-7 brown nuts, Sep-Oct. Winter ID: spiny fruit husks on ground; leaf scars mostly half-round with 7 or more bundle scars. | |