Family: fagaceae
Common name(s): American chestnut
Hardiness ratings: USDA zone 4~5 - 8
General resources
Links for Castanea dentata
- Carolina Nature - Illustrated woody plant profile, with notes on range and identification.
(15 photos)
- Dave's Garden PlantFiles - Profile page with horticultural basics, and member-contributed photos and comments. (zone 4-8a)
(7 photos)
- Garden.org - Community-assembled plant profile
(3 photos)
- Illinois Wildflowers - Informative illustrated page with description and cultivation details, also covering range and faunal associations.
(2 photos)
- Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - Plant description and characteristics with notes on distribution, culture, and propagation.
(24 photos)
- Missouri Botanical Garden - Plantfinder page for one of the plants growing at the garden, with usually one or more photos, horticultural information, and noteworthy characteristics. (zone 5-8)
(1 photo)
- North Carolina State University factsheet - Plant profile with horticultural details and comments (zone 5-8)
(7 photos)
- Trees and Shrubs Online - Reference page curated by the International Dendrology Society with descriptive characteristics and horticultural notes.
(4 photos)
- Virginia Tech Dendrology - Factsheet with botanical characteristics and photos of various features.
(6 photos)
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