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Castanea dentata (Marshall) Borkh.

American chestnut

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT)
Deutsch Amerikanische Kastanie
English American chestnut
Français Châtaignier d'Amérique
Italiano Amerikanische Kastanie
Suomi Amerikanische Kastanie
Norsk Amerikanische Kastanie
Čeština Amerikanische Kastanie
Español Amerikanische Kastanie
Svenska Amerikanische Kastanie
Polski Amerikanische Kastanie
Український Amerikanische Kastanie
Român Amerikanische Kastanie
Русский Amerikanische Kastanie
Български Amerikanische Kastanie
EESTI Amerikanische Kastanie
日本語 Amerikanische Kastanie
Other names American chestnut (US), châtaignier d'Amerique (FR)

Further information

COL
Wikipedia
FSC
Xylotheque
Hough

Origin

Geographic Regions North America
States and Territories Ontario; Illinois; Missouri; Wisconsin; Connecticut; Indiana; Maine; Massachusetts; Michigan; New Hampshire; New Jersey; New York; Ohio; Pennsylvania; Rhode Island; Vermont; West Virginia; Alabama; Delaware; Florida; Georgia; Kentucky; Louisiana; Maryland; Mississippi; North Carolina; South Carolina; Tennessee; Virginia

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Fagales
Family Fagaceae
Genus Castanea
Species dentata
Author citation (Marshall) Borkh.
Scientific name Castanea dentata (Marshall) Borkh.

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Macroscopic features

Growth ring boundaries clearly recognizable
Heartwood with color stripes
Strip in the heartwood Ohne Farbstreifen
Color heartwood gelb

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 542.00 kg/m3

Appearances

Wood

American chestnut

Hough

American chestnut

, 145x57mm, Paxton , ©Hansueli Schmid

American chestnut

Castanea dentata , ©Dennis Wilson

Bark

American chestnut

, Bark , ©Dennis Wilson

Twigs

American chestnut

, Twigs , ©Dennis Wilson