Castanea sativa
The story
For thousands of years, across Southern Europe and Anatolia, the sweet chestnut has stood as a silent witness to history. This long-lived deciduous tree became so valued for its edible seeds that people spread it far and wide, cultivating it throughout Western and Central Europe, where it remains a beloved part of the landscape and culinary heritage.
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- Family
- Fagaceae
How to use it
This species is widely cultivated across Western and Central Europe as a substantial, long-lived deciduous tree that produces valuable, edible chestnuts.
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In the kitchen
The edible seed of this tree, known as the chestnut, has a rich culinary history and has been used in cooking since ancient times.
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About
The sweet chestnut, also known as the Spanish chestnut or European chestnut, is a species of tree in the family Fagaceae, native to Southern Europe and Anatolia, and widely cultivated in Western and Central Europe. A substantial, long-lived deciduous tree, it produces an edible seed, the chestnut, which has been used in cooking since ancient times.
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Castanea sativa
- Slug
- castanea-sativa
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Fagaceae
- Genus
- Castanea
- Species
- sativa
- Wikidata QID
- Q22699
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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