Fagaceae
American chestnut
Castanea dentata
- Family
- Fagaceae
- Genus
- Castanea
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Common names
By language (21)
- ang
- Ƿīnlendisc cystel, Ƿīnlandisc Ceastanhnutu, Ƿīnlendisc Ceastanhnutu
- Bulgarian
- Американски кестен
- Catalan
- Castanyer americà
- Cherokee
- ᎤᎾᎩᎾ
- Chinese
- 美洲栗
- Croatian
- Obični američki kesten
- English
- American chestnut
- Finnish
- Amerikankastanja
- French
- Châtaignier d'Amérique, Châtaignier américain
- Galician
- Castiñeiro americano
- German
- Amerikanische Kastanie
- Hebrew
- ערמון אמריקאי
- Hungarian
- Amerikai gesztenye
- Japanese
- アメリカグリ
- Korean
- 미국밤나무
- Latvian
- Zobainā kastaņa
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Amerikakastanje
- Persian
- شاهبلوط آمریکایی
- Polish
- Kasztan amerykański, Kasztan zębaty
- Russian
- Каштан американский, Каштан зубчатый
- Serbian
- Амерички кестен
Synonyms
- Castanea americana (Michx.) Raf.
- Castanea sativa var. americana (Michx.) Sarg.
- Castanea sativa var. pendulifolia Lavallée
- Castanea vesca var. americana Michx.
- Castanea vesca var. denuda Alph.Wood
- Castanea vulgaris var. americana (Michx.) A.DC.
- Fagus castanea var. dentata Marshall
- Fagus dentata Marshall
Flowers
- In flower
- June to July (from 206 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
- Flower colour
- white (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Tom Norton, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Hill Craddock, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Bonnie Semmling, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Carrie Seltzer, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Daniel McClosky, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Jeff Clark, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Lucian Vazquez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: Andrew Conboy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: The original uploader was Peatcher at German Wikipedia ., CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Randy Nonenmacher, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.