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Castanea crenata Siebold & Zucc.

Japanese chestnut

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT)
Deutsch Japanische Kastanie
English Japanese chestnut
Français Japanische Kastanie
Italiano Japanische Kastanie
Suomi Japanische Kastanie
Norsk Japanische Kastanie
Čeština Japanische Kastanie
Español Japanische Kastanie
Svenska Japanische Kastanie
Polski Japanische Kastanie
Український Japanische Kastanie
Român Japanische Kastanie
Русский Japanische Kastanie
Български Japanische Kastanie
EESTI Japanische Kastanie
日本語 Japanische Kastanie
Other names Japanese chestnut (trade);kuri, shibaguri (JP); mao li, ri ben li (CN); bam-namu (KR)

Further information

Intkey
COL
Wikipedia
FSC

Origin

States and Territories Portugal; Spain; Italy; Japan; Korea; New York

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Fagales
Family Fagaceae
Genus Castanea
Species crenata
Author citation Siebold & Zucc.
Scientific name Castanea crenata Siebold & Zucc.

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Microscopic features

Containers ringporig
Intkey https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/fagcasat.htm

Macroscopic features

Wood odor Kein ausgeprägter Geruch
Growth ring boundaries clearly recognizable
Heartwood with color stripes
Strip in the heartwood Ohne Farbstreifen
Color heartwood gelb bis braun

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC

Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)

Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit 541.00 kg/m3

Appearances

Wood

Japanese chestnut

Castanea crenata , ©Dennis Wilson

Bark

Japanese chestnut

, Bark , ©Dennis Wilson

Twigs

Japanese chestnut

, Twigs , ©Dennis Wilson

Nuts

Japanese chestnut

, Nuts , ©Dennis Wilson

Japanese chestnut

, Nuts , ©Dennis Wilson

Seed

Japanese chestnut

, Seeds , ©Dennis Wilson

Branch

Japanese chestnut

, Branch , ©Dennis Wilson

Flowers

Japanese chestnut

, Flowers , ©Dennis Wilson

Fruit

Japanese chestnut

, Fruit , ©Dennis Wilson