European chestnut

plant

Also known as: Castanea sativa, Eurasian chestnut, Spanish chestnut, sweet chestnut

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In chestnut: Species and uses
The European chestnut (C. sativa), 30 metres (100 feet) tall, is native to Eurasia and northern Africa; it is often called sweet, Spanish, or Eurasian chestnut. The Chinese chestnut (C. mollissima), usually less than 18 metres (about 60 feet) tall, grows at altitudes up to 2,440…
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In Fagales: Economic and ecological importance
The European (Castanea sativa) and Chinese (C. mollissima) chestnuts are economically important crops, although susceptibility to the chestnut blight fungus has somewhat diminished production of C. sativa. In North America both C. dentata (American chestnut) and C. pumila (chinquapin) were used extensively by the native Indians for…
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In chestnut blight
Other blight-susceptible species include Spanish chestnut (C. sativa), post oak (Quercus stellata), and live oak (Q. virginiana). In Europe and Asia several oak species are affected.
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In tannin
The European chestnut tree (principally Castanea sativa) and the American chestnut oak (Q. montana) yield hydrolyzable tannins important in leather manufacture. Condensed tannins, the larger group, form insoluble precipitates called tanner’s reds, or phlobaphenes. Among the important condensed tannins are the extracts from the wood or…
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