American chestnut ("disease free") - Castanea dentata
| USDA Plant Code: CADE12 Light Requirement: full sun - full shade Soil Moisture: medium/moist Height: blight disease Leaves: deciduous Protected Plant: no Commonly Available at Nurseries : yes Growth Habits: tree, Hardiness Zone: 8a Salt Tolerance : no Drought Tolerance: no | Birds, Mammals and Other Wildlife: yes Riparian Buffers: no All Pollinators: yes Native Bees and other Pollinators: no Butterflies and Moths: yes Hummingbird: no Rain Garden: no Bloom Color: white Bloom Period: spring/summer Fragrant: yes |
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 Fruit(s); William M. Ciesla, Forest Health Management International, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Tree(s); John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Fruit(s); Paul Wray, Iowa State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Fruit(s); USDA Forest Service - Southern Research Station , USDA Forest Service, SRS, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Fruit(s); USDA Forest Service - Southern Research Station , USDA Forest Service, SRS, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Tree(s); An American Chestnut (Castanea dentata), with catkins in full bloom, grows alongside the Quabbin Reservoir, in Massachusetts, USA. USDA Forest Service - Southern Research Station , USDA Forest Service, SRS, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Fruit(s); USDA Forest Service - Southern Research Station , USDA Forest Service, SRS, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Fruit(s); USDA Forest Service - Southern Research Station , USDA Forest Service, SRS, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Tree(s); USDA Forest Service - Southern Research Station , USDA Forest Service, SRS, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Tree(s); USDA Forest Service - Southern Research Station , USDA Forest Service, SRS, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Fruit(s); USDA Forest Service - Southern Research Station , USDA Forest Service, SRS, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Historic; A street vendor roasts chestnuts near his wagon in this historical photograph from the USDA Southern Research Station Archive. USDA Forest Service - Southern Research Station , USDA Forest Service, SRS, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Tree(s); A healthy American chestnut tree (Castanea dentata). USDA Forest Service - Southern Research Station , USDA Forest Service, SRS, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Fruit(s); Bill Cook, Michigan State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Fruit(s); Bill Cook, Michigan State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Fruit(s); Bill Cook, Michigan State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Tree(s); Healthy chestnut in a stand infected with chestnut blight. Joseph OBrien, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Tree(s); Foliage of American chestnut Joseph OBrien, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Tree(s); American chestnut trees in Wisconsin. Joseph OBrien, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Tree(s); Wisconsin State Champion Chestnut. 1995 Linda Haugen, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Twig(s)/Shoot(s); Emerging leaves in spring Linda Haugen, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Tree(s); 2015 Richard Gardner, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Tree(s); 2015 Richard Gardner, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Tree(s); 2015 Richard Gardner, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Sapling(s); 2015 Richard Gardner, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Sapling(s); June 11, 2015 Richard Gardner, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Tree(s); Appalachian Trail, North Northkill Rd Richard Gardner, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Tree(s); Appalachian Trail, North Northkill Rd Richard Gardner, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Tree(s); Appalachian Trail, Wertz Path Richard Gardner, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Tree(s); Appalachian Trail, Pulpit Pinnacle Loop Richard Gardner, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Tree(s); Appalachian Trail Pulpit Pinnacle Loop Richard Gardner, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Sapling(s); Appalachian Trail, Pulpit Pinnacle Loop Richard Gardner, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Appalachian Trail, Rt 183 fields and trails north Richard Gardner, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Appalachian Trail, Rt 183 Fields and Trails North Richard Gardner, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Appalachian Trail, Rt 183 Fields and Trails North Richard Gardner, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Appalachian Trail, Rt 183 Fields and Trails Richard Gardner, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Appalachian Trail, Rt 183 Fields and Trails Richard Gardner, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Appalachian Trail, Rt 183 Fields and Trails Richard Gardner, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; David J. Moorhead, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; Sprouts Charles T. Bryson, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; USDA Forest Service - Southern Research Station , USDA Forest Service, SRS, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; Fall color. Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; Fall color. Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; Fall color. Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Seed(s); 2015 Appalachian Trail from Auburn Overlook Richard Gardner, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; October 5, 2015 Appalachian Trail Rte 501 North to near Round Head Richard Gardner, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Seed(s); October 5, 2015 Appalachian Trail Rte 501 North to near Round Head Richard Gardner, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Seed(s); October 5, 2015 Appalachian Trail Rte 501 North to near Round Head Richard Gardner, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Seed(s); October 5, 2015 Appalachian Trail Rte 501 North to near Round Head Richard Gardner, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Seed(s); Measurements of chestnut seeds. Richard Gardner, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; Appalachian Trail, Hamburg Reservoir Richard Gardner, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; Appalachian Trail, Hamburg Reservoir Richard Gardner, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; Richard Gardner, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; Richard Gardner, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Seed(s); Appalachian Trail, North Northkill Rd Richard Gardner, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Seed(s); Richard Gardner, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; Appalachian Trail, Rt 183 Richard Gardner, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
