Chestnut
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Chestnuts are the deciduous trees and shrubs in the genus Castanea, in the beech family Fagaceae. The name also refers to the edible nuts they produce. They are native to temperate regions of the Nort
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Chestnuts at Ljubljana Central Market
Bark of C. sativa (sweet chestnut)
C. sativa male catkins (pale buff) and female catkins (green, spiny, partly hidden by leaves)
American chestnut
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The American chestnut is a large, fast-growing deciduous tree of the beech family native to eastern North America. As is true of all species in the genus Castanea, the American chestnut produces burre
Chestnut
…growth rate (for American and European species). Their mature heights vary from the tallest, C. sativa that can reach 35–36 metres (115–118 feet), and C. dentata that can reach around 30 metres (100 feet), to the smallest species of chinkapins, often shrubby, Between these extremes are found the Japanese chestnut…
American Chestnut
A young chestnut tree in its natural habitat
American chestnut male (pollen) catkins
Chestnut blight affecting a young American chestnut