Description
C. mollissima – Chinese Chestnut– This vigorous, spreading tree from Central and Eastern China and Korea grows 40-70′ feet tall and wide. It has spirally furrowed bark when old. It produces short stalked, oblong to oval, coarsely toothed, glossy, mid green leaves, to 8″ long, often softly white downy beneath. Grown for its edible fruit, borne in autumn. Resistant to Chestnut Blight.
Grow in deep, well drained,
slightly acidic, loam soil in sun or partial shade, most species tolerate dry,
sandy soils.
Zones 4-8
