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Castanea pumila

Ashe's chinquapin, trailing chinquapin
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

Ashe's chinquapin, trailing chinquapin

Sinónimo(s):

Especie del género:

Castanea pumila

Familia:

Fagaceae

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

shrub

Tamaño:

15-30 (40) ft tall by 15-20 (30) ft wide

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

Color de la fruta:

Fenología:

deciduous. Inconspicuous blooms in spring. Fruits ripen in fall. Life span <50 yrs.

Destacado por:

Showy Flowers, Aroma/Showy Fruitsagrance, Fall Color, Interesting Foliage

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

Natural settings as a small shade tree or large shrub.

Consideraciones:

Burr-covered nuts can cause a problem in residential landscapes.

Disponibilidad:

Native Nurseries

Propagación:

Seed.

Luz:

Part Sun

Tolerancia a la humedad:

Siempre inundado---------------------------------Extremadamente seco

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Not wet but not extremely dry -a- Very long very dry periods

Tolerancia a inundaciones por agua salada:

Unknown

Tolerancia a la niebla salina/suelo salado:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Suelo u otro sustrato:

Sand

pH del suelo:

Acidic

Apto para cultivo en:

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Acreditado en:

Distribution
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Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

Ecología

Fauna:

Mammals

Larval host for orange-tipped oakworm moth ( Anisota senatoria ) which can cause significant defoliation.

Nuts are consumed by birds and other wildlife. 

Hábitats nativos:

Dry, open sandy woods, hammock edges, sandy roadsides, fence rows in sandy fields, dry bluffs, pine-oak-hickory woods, floodplains, calcareous river hammocks.

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

Native Americans ate the nuts.

Comentarios generales:

While it is related to chestnuts, its not generally subject to chestnut blight, and if it gets it, will likely recover.



 

FNPS Plant Print

Citas:

Nelson, Gil. (2003). Florida's Best Landscape Plants: 200 Readily Available Species for Homeowners and Professionals. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


North Carolina State Extension. (Undated). North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox. ( https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/ ). North Carolina Agricultural & Technical University, Greensboro, NC.


University of Tennessee Extension Service. (2010). Desired pH Range and salt tolerance of common nursery plants. ( https://plantsciences.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2021/10/Desired-pH-Range-List.pdf ). Accessed 2025. University of Tennessee Extension, Knoxville.


Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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