Castanea pumila
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Ashe's Chinquapin, Trailing Chinquapin
Fagaceae
Plant Specifics
| Form: | Shrub | |
| Size: | 15-30 (40) ft tall by 15-20 (30) ft wide | |
| Life Span: | Long-lived perennial | |
| Flower Color: | NA | |
| Fruit Color: | NA | |
| Phenology: | Deciduous. Inconspicuous blooms in spring. Fruits ripen in fall. Life span <50 yrs. | |
| Noted for: | Aroma, fragrance, Fall color, Showy flowers, Interesting foliage |
Landscaping
| Recommended Uses: | Natural settings as a small shade tree or large shrub. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Considerations: | Burr-covered nuts can cause a problem in residential landscapes. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Propagation: | Seed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Availability: | Native nurseries | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Light: | Part Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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| (Not wet but not extremely dry ----- to ----- Very long very dry periods) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: | Not wet but not extremely dry ----- to ----- Very long very dry periods | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance: | Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil or other substrate: | Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil pH: | Acidic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ecology
| Wildlife: |
Nuts are consumed by birds and other wildlife. | |
| Insects: | Larval host for orange-tipped oakworm moth (Anisota senatoria) which can cause significant defoliation. | |
| Native Habitats: | Dry, open sandy woods, hammock edges, sandy roadsides, fence rows in sandy fields, dry bluffs, pine-oak-hickory woods, floodplains, calcareous river hammocks. |
Distribution and Planting Zones
Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
8A 8B 9A
USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures
Comments
| Ethnobotany: | Native Americans ate the nuts. | |
| General Comments: | While it is related to chestnuts, its not generally subject to chestnut blight, and if it gets it, will likely recover.
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