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North America distribution zone

Height

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Ecology

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Castanea dentata (Marshall) Borkh.

Fagaceae

MC ME SE North America (Canada: S Ontario; USA: Wisconsin to Maine, Louisiana to Florida)

MC ME SE

hel->sci mes->xer

dr (amygdale pain when gargled, syrup to treat whooping cough, heart trouble and bark powder for chafed skin, boiled leaves for burns and feet sweat) ex (after 1930, most populations were nearly destroyed by the chestnut blight and virtually all known populations remained infected with the blight) fd(ob) ma (bark for tannin) ti (decorative veneer, furniture, picture framing, poles, posts, ties) ti(ob)

Fagus dentata Marshall Fagus-Castanea dentata Marshall

American chesnut; American sweet chesnut, sweet chesnut; chesnut (Canada)

châtaignier d'Amérique; châtaignier américain, châtaignier denté; châtaignier (Canada)

Amerikanische Kastanie (german); o-hey-yah-tah (indian); castagno americano (italian)

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Latin name	Castanea dentata (Marshall) Borkh.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	MC ME SE North America (Canada: S Ontario; USA: Wisconsin to Maine, Louisiana to Florida)
North America distribution zone	MC ME SE
Height	L
Foliage	D
Ecology	hel->sci mes->xer
Use	dr (amygdale pain when gargled, syrup to treat whooping cough, heart trouble and bark powder for chafed skin, boiled leaves for burns and feet sweat) ex (after 1930, most populations were nearly destroyed by the chestnut blight and virtually all known populations remained infected with the blight) fd(ob) ma (bark for tannin) ti (decorative veneer, furniture, picture framing, poles, posts, ties) ti(ob)
Synonym	Fagus dentata Marshall Fagus-Castanea dentata Marshall
English name	American chesnut; American sweet chesnut, sweet chesnut; chesnut (Canada)
French name	châtaignier d'Amérique; châtaignier américain, châtaignier denté; châtaignier (Canada)
Spanish name
Other name	Amerikanische Kastanie (german); o-hey-yah-tah (indian); castagno americano (italian)
Trade name