Castanea sativa

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Read about Castanea sativa in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Castanea sativa, Mill. (C. vesca, Gaertn. C. Castanea, Karst. C. vulgaris, Lam.). Fig. 834. Tree, 50-80 ft.: lvs. oblong-lanceolate, often truncate or rounded at the base, coarsely serrate, slightly pubescent or tomentose beneath when young, nearly glabrous at length, 5-9 in. long, erect: nut over 1 in. wide. June. From S. Eu. and N. Afr. to China. Gn. 27, p. 292; 50, p. 389. Gng. 3:209. G.W. 8, p. 350, 385.—There are some garden forms with variegated lvs., and others, of which var. asplenifolia, Lodd., with laciniately cut and divided lvs. is the most remarkable. Of several varieties cult, for their fr., Paragon, a precocious kind, and Numbo, a variety with very large fr., are the most extensively planted in this country. See Chestnut. CH


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