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Chestnut

Castanea

Chestnuts come from large, beautiful trees with leaves that turn golden in the fall. They produce spiky shells with tasty nuts inside that squirrels love to eat.

Lebensraum: Forests

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The Chestnut is a stately tree known for its long, sharply toothed leaves that turn golden in autumn. Its bark is often deeply furrowed, and its distinctive fruit is a sharp, spiky husk protecting glossy brown, edible nuts inside.

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Chestnut

Kategorie

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

Ancient Greek soldiers used chestnut wood for their spears, trusting its strength in battle.

Before blight, American Chestnuts were called the 'Redwoods of the East' for their huge size!

Chestnuts are one of the few low-fat nuts, making them a healthy, delicious snack!

In Italy, some chestnut trees are over a thousand years old, bearing fruit since medieval times!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

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Spiky Nut Armor

Chestnut has a super-spiky outer husk that helps protect its tasty nuts from hungry animals until they are ripe and ready to drop.

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Comeback Kid

Chestnut trees can sprout new shoots from their stumps, helping them survive and regrow even after the main trunk dies.

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Nutty Powerhouse

Chestnut nuts are packed with energy, providing a vital food source for many forest creatures, helping them grow and thrive.

Maße und Details

Höhe
20-35 m
Canopy Spread
10-20 m
Essbar
Ja
Trunk Diameter
60-150 cm
Lebenserwartung
200-500 Jahre
Fruit Type
Nut
Growth Rate
Mittel
Leaf Type
Deciduous

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

Grey Squirrel

Sciurus carolinensis

loves the energy-rich nuts

eats

White-tailed Deer

Odocoileus virginianus

forages on leaves and fallen nuts

parasitizes

Chestnut Blight

Cryphonectria parasitica

a fungus that causes deadly blight

eats

American Black Bear

Ursus americanus

eats nuts for fall energy boost

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Spanish Chestnut

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Chestnuts are safe to touch, but the spiky shells can be sharp, so be careful when handling them.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von Chestnut?

20-35 m

Was ist der/die/das canopy Spread von Chestnut?

10-20 m

Was ist der/die/das essbar von Chestnut?

Ja

Was ist der/die/das trunk Diameter von Chestnut?

60-150 cm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Chestnut?

200-500 Jahre

Wo findet man Chestnut normalerweise?

Forests

Was ist der/die/das fruit Type von Chestnut?

Nut

Was ist der/die/das growth Rate von Chestnut?

Mittel

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