Taxon

Castanea 'Dunstan'

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Common name: Dunstan chestnut
Family: Fagaceae (beech family)
Distribution: hybrid: selection of Castanea mollisima × C. dentata
Hardiness: USDA Zone 4
Life form: Deciduous tree
Comments: A deciduous, round-headed tree growing 40' tall with straight trunk and low branches and yellow-bronze fall color. Cream colored flowers in June are unpleasantly sweet-scented. A hybrid developed for its resistance to chestnut blight. Nuts are edible, produced in 3-5 years and main reason this tree is planted.

Locations

  • 1: OAK: BK33 (BK33) • Accession: D1994-0291.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 2: OAK: BK33 (BK33) • Accession: D1994-0291.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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