Castanea dentata |
Zone: 5-8
Date de la Récolte: Friday 01 February 2008
Description:
Tall, straight trunked magestic trees once dominated the Eastern North American forests making up as much as 25% of the species composition. Now it is rare. Time for a come back. Beautiful long lance shaped leaves. Fruiting and pollen catkins will attract pollen and nectar seekers from afar. Nut bearing folicles are bristling with spines and look like green (then brown in the Autumn) sea urchins. Very prickly, but useful to save and place under the plum trees to deter those rascally racoons! Castanea dentata doesn't cast enough shade to impair the lawn. Perfect setting for growing wildflowers or naturalized woodscapes. Extremely long lived here in British Columbia.
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