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Castanea henryi
Also called Henry's Chestnut, Pearl Chestnut
Henry chestnut is a large timber tree from south-central and southeast China, growing up to about 30 m, valued for wood more than for its small nuts. It is grown as a tree in orchards and forestry, not as a houseplant.
Castanea henryi, Henry chestnut, Henry's chestnut, or Chinese chinquapin (a name it shares with Castanea seguinii), pearl chestnut, and in Chinese 錐栗 (zhui li), is a species of chestnut native to south-central and southeast China. A tree reaching 30 m, it is a source of good timber, but has smaller nuts than its size might suggest. Like its close relative Castanea mollissima (Chinese chestnut), it is widely cultivated in China, and quite a few varieties have been developed in recent times.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Castanea henryi by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
