Castanea sativa | European Chestnut, Sweet Chestnut | Various
Castanea sativa belongs to the plant family FAGACE and Genus Castanea This plant specimen prefers Wet soil a pH of 7 . All plants need light to allow the photosynthesis process of converting carbon dioxide to growth sugars to take place. Some plants need more sun-light than others. For this plant those sunlight conditions are well described as … Full sun
We are often asked about plants for humming bird attraction. Unfortunately Castanea sativa does not attract these beautiful hummingbird, sunbird or nectar feeding varieties of garden birds
Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Castanea sativa so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties
Castanea sativa European chestnut,sweet chestnut is not known as a butterfly attracting plant
Almost all plants grown in gardens need to be fed using fertilzer in order to see them at their best. For this plant the suggested fertilizer program would be based upon … Typical mix of: 3 parts Nitrogen (N), 2 parts Phosphorous (P) and 3 parts Potassium (K for Latin name Kalium).
Castanea sativa has too many possible beneficial herbal uses to fully enumerate. A few of its uses include: as a bronchiolytic, as an antitussive, as an antidiarrheal and as an antirheumatic. See the medicinal properties section for the full list. The leaves and the bark are used in herbal preparations.
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"The Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants", Andrew Chevallier, DK Publishing, New York, 1996.