Difference between revisions of "Castanea sativa"

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|name = ''Castanea sativa''
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  |image = Chestnuts.jpg
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|image_caption = Sweet Chestnut fruit
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| regnum = [[Plantae]]
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|ordo = [[Fagales]]
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|familia = [[Fagaceae]]
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|genus = ''[[Chestnut|Castanea]]''
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|species = '''''C. sativa'''''
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|binomial = ''Castanea sativa''
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|}}
 
[[File:Castanea sativa JPG(C0).jpg|200px|thumb|right| A thousand-year old Sweet Chestnut (Castanea sativa) in Corsica.]]
 
[[File:Castanea sativa JPG(C0).jpg|200px|thumb|right| A thousand-year old Sweet Chestnut (Castanea sativa) in Corsica.]]
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== Chunks of information ==
 
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== Use of wood ==
 
== Use of wood ==
: This tree responds very well to coppicing <ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coppicing Coppicing - Wikipedia]</ref>, which is still practised in Britain, and produces a good crop of tannin-rich wood every twelve to thirty years, depending on intended use and local growth rate. The tannin renders the young growing wood durable and resistant to outdoor use, thus suitable for posts, fencing or stakes. The timber of the species is marketed as chestnut. The wood is of light colour, hard and strong. It is also used to make furniture, barrels (sometimes used to age balsamic vinegar), and roof beams notably in southern Europe (for example in houses of the Alpujarra, Spain, in southern France and elsewhere). The timber has a density of 560 kg per cubic meter, and due to its durability in ground contact is often used for external purposes such as fencing. It is also a good fuel, though not favoured for open fires as it tends to spit. <ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweet_chestnut Castanea sativa - Wikipedia]</ref>
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[[File:Sweet chestnut wood.JPG|200px|thumb|left|Sweet chestnut wood]]
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: This tree responds very well to coppicing <ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coppicing Coppicing - Wikipedia]</ref>, which is still practised in Britain, and produces a good crop of tannin-rich wood every twelve to thirty years, depending on intended use and local growth rate. The tannin renders the young growing wood durable and resistant to outdoor use, thus suitable for posts, fencing or stakes. The timber of the species is marketed as chestnut. The wood is of light colour, hard and strong. It is also used to make furniture, barrels (sometimes used to age balsamic vinegar), and roof beams notably in southern Europe (for example in houses of the Alpujarra, Spain, in southern France and elsewhere). The timber has a density of 560 kg per cubic meter, and due to its durability in ground contact is often used for external purposes such as fencing. It is also a good fuel, though not favoured for open fires as it tends to spit. <ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweet_chestnut Castanea sativa - Wikipedia]</ref> <br clear="all" />
  
 
== Gallery ==
 
== Gallery ==
 
<gallery caption="" widths="170px" heights="120px" perrow="4">
 
<gallery caption="" widths="170px" heights="120px" perrow="4">
File:Chestnuts.jpg
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File:Castagno dei cento cavalli - Jean-Pierre Houël.jpg|A 4,000-year old sweet chestnut on Sicily. Here the tree is shown in a gouache by Jean-Pierre Houël ca. 1777.
File:Sweet chestnut wood.JPG|Sweet chestnut wood
 
 
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* [[Gardening courses]]
 
* [[Gardening courses]]
 
* [[Knowledge base:Gardening]]
 
* [[Knowledge base:Gardening]]
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== References == 
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== External links ==
 
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Latest revision as of 17:38, 24 April 2012

Castanea sativa
Sweet Chestnut fruit
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Castanea
Species: C. sativa
Binomial name
Castanea sativa
A thousand-year old Sweet Chestnut (Castanea sativa) in Corsica.


Chunks of information

Use of wood

Sweet chestnut wood
This tree responds very well to coppicing [1], which is still practised in Britain, and produces a good crop of tannin-rich wood every twelve to thirty years, depending on intended use and local growth rate. The tannin renders the young growing wood durable and resistant to outdoor use, thus suitable for posts, fencing or stakes. The timber of the species is marketed as chestnut. The wood is of light colour, hard and strong. It is also used to make furniture, barrels (sometimes used to age balsamic vinegar), and roof beams notably in southern Europe (for example in houses of the Alpujarra, Spain, in southern France and elsewhere). The timber has a density of 560 kg per cubic meter, and due to its durability in ground contact is often used for external purposes such as fencing. It is also a good fuel, though not favoured for open fires as it tends to spit. [2]

Gallery

See also

References

External links