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Castanea mollissima (hairy chestnut)
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Top of page| Picture | Title | Caption | Copyright |
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| Tree stand | Castanea mollissima: mature chestnut forest | ©Li Jiyuan | |
| Juvenile tree | Castanea mollissima: juvenile fruit-bearing chestnut | ©Li Jiyuan | |
| Chestnut orchard | Castanea mollissima: immature chestnut orchard. | ©Li Jiyuan | |
| Chestnut orchard | Immature tree in chestnut orchard. | ©Li Jiyuan | |
| Fruit | Castanea mollissima: green burrs | ©Li Jiyuan | |
| Fruit | Castanea mollissima: mature fruit (chestnuts). | ©Li Jiyuan | |
| Bark | ©Li Jiyuan |
Identity
Top of pagePreferred Scientific Name
- Castanea mollissima Blume
Preferred Common Name
- hairy chestnut
Other Scientific Names
- Castanea bungeana Blume
- Castanea duclouxii Dode
- Castanea fargesii Dode
- Castanea formosana (Hayata) Hayata
- Castanea hupehensis Dode
- Castanea sativa var. formosana Hayata
- Castanea sativa var. mollissima (Blume) Pamp.
- Castanea vulgaris var. yunnanensis Franch.
International Common Names
- English: Chinese chestnut
- French: châtaignier de Chine
- Chinese: banli; dali; kuili; lizi; mali
Local Common Names
- Germany: Chinesische Kastanie; Chinesischer Kastanienbaum
- Italy: castagno cinese
EPPO code
- CSNMO (Castanea mollissima)
Trade name
- Chinese chestnut
Taxonomic Tree
Top of page- Domain: Eukaryota
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Phylum: Spermatophyta
- Subphylum: Angiospermae
- Class: Dicotyledonae
- Order: Fagales
- Family: Fagaceae
- Genus: Castanea
- Species: Castanea mollissima
List of Pests
Top of pageMajor host of:
Dryocosmus kuriphilus (Oriental chestnut gall wasp); Lymantria mathura (pink gypsy moth); Toxoptera odinae (mango aphid); Xylosandrus germanus (black timber bark beetle)Minor host of:
Aromia bungii (red necked longicorn); Characoma ruficirra; Conogethes punctiferalis (castor capsule borer); Cronartium quercuum (pine-oak rust); Glomerella cingulata (anthracnose); Mucor racemosus (moulding: tobacco); Xyleborinus saxesenii (fruit-tree pinhole borer); Xyleborus dispar (pear blight beetle); Xylosandrus crassiusculus (Asian ambrosia beetle)Host of (source - data mining):
Curculio davidi; Curculio sikkimensis; Cydia glandicolana; Cydia kurokoi; Stelidota geminataUses List
Top of pageAnimal feed, fodder, forage
- Fodder/animal feed
Environmental
- Agroforestry
General
- Ornamental
Human food and beverage
- Nuts
Materials
- Dye/tanning
- Miscellaneous materials
- Wood/timber
Wood Products
Top of pageBoats
Containers
- Boxes
- Cases
- Crates
- Pallets
- Tanks
- Vats
Furniture
Railway sleepers
Roundwood
- Building poles
- Piles
- Pit props
- Posts
- Roundwood structures
- Stakes
- Transmission poles
Sawn or hewn building timbers
- Beams
- Carpentry/joinery (exterior/interior)
- Exterior fittings
- Fences
- Flooring
- For heavy construction
- For light construction
- Gates
- Shingles
- Wall panelling