Castanea pumila
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Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
8A 8B 9A
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Ashe's Chinquapin, Trailing Chinquapin
Fagaceae
Plant Specifics
| Size: | 15-30 (40) ft tall by 15-20 (30) ft wide | |
| Life Span: | Long-lived perennial | |
| Phenology: | Deciduous. Inconspicuous blooms in spring. Fruits ripen in fall. Life span <50 yrs. | |
| Habitats: | Dry, open sandy woods, hammock edges, sandy roadsides, fence rows in sandy fields, dry bluffs, pine-oak-hickory woods, floodplains, calcareous river hammocks. |
Landscaping
| Recommended Uses: | Natural settings as a small shade tree or large shrub. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Light: | Part Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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| 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 Tolerance: | Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil/Substrate: | Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wildlife
Nuts are consumed by birds and other wildlife.
Larval host for orange-tipped oakworm moth (Anisota senatoria) which can cause significant defoliation.