Fagaceae
Japanese chestnut
Castanea crenata
- Family
- Fagaceae
- Genus
- Castanea
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Common names
By language (10)
- Asturian
- Castañal xaponesa
- Chinese
- 日本板栗, 日本栗, 栗子, 茅栗
- English
- Japanese chestnut
- French
- Chataignier crenele, Châtaignier Crénelé, Châtaignier du Japon, Châtaignier Japonais
- Japanese
- くり, 栗, 丹波栗
- Korean
- 밤나무꽃
- Russian
- Каштан японский, Японский каштан
- Slovenian
- Japonski kostanj
- Spanish
- Castano japones, Castano japonés, Castaño japones, Castaño japonés
- Ukrainian
- Каштан японський
Synonyms
- Castanea castanea var. pubinervis Sarg.
- Castanea chinensis Hassk.
- Castanea crenata f. femina (Makino) Sugim.
- Castanea crenata f. gigantea Makino
- Castanea crenata f. imperfecta (Makino) Sugim.
- Castanea crenata f. pendula (Miyoshi) Sugim.
- Castanea crenata f. pleiocarpa (Makino) Sugim.
- Castanea crenata f. pulchella (Honda) Sugim.
- Castanea crenata f. syakacephala (Makino) Sugim.
- Castanea crenata var. canescens (Blume) Koidz.
- Castanea crenata var. caudata Miyoshi
- Castanea crenata var. dulcis Nakai
- Castanea crenata var. elongata (Blume) A.Camus
- Castanea crenata var. femina Makino
- Castanea crenata var. imperfecta Makino
- Castanea crenata var. japonica (Blume) Koidz.
- Castanea crenata var. kawasei Sugim.
- Castanea crenata var. kusakuri Nakai
- Castanea crenata var. longispina (Blume) A.Camus
- Castanea crenata var. microcarpa Makino
- Castanea crenata var. obtexta (Blume) A.Camus
- Castanea crenata var. ookasi (Blume) A.Camus
- Castanea crenata var. pendula Miyoshi
- Castanea crenata var. pleiocarpa Makino
- Castanea crenata var. pulchella Honda
- Castanea crenata var. quercina (Blume) A.Camus
- Castanea crenata var. siba-kuri (Blume) A.Camus
- Castanea crenata var. stricta (Siebold & Zucc.) A.Camus
- Castanea crenata var. syakacephala Makino
- Castanea crenata var. tamba A.Camus
- Castanea japonica Blume
- Castanea japonica var. canescens Blume
- Castanea japonica var. elongata Blume
- Castanea japonica var. kusakuri Blume
- Castanea japonica var. longispina Blume
- Castanea japonica var. obtexta Blume
- Castanea japonica var. ookasi Blume
- Castanea japonica var. quercina Blume
- Castanea japonica var. siba-kuri Blume
- Castanea japonica var. stricta (Siebold & Zucc.) Blume
and 9 more.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Timur Kalininsky, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: harum.koh from Kobe city, Japan, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Σ64, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.