Sweet Chestnut
Castanea sativa
Fast growing tree that makes a splendid specimen. Warm summers produce the Chestnuts. The glossy leaves are strongly toothed: long pale yellow catkins in July.
Considered a large tree, it can reach heights and widths of 35m x 8m with a 2m girth and records exist of 1000-year-old trees.
Best in full sun in dry warm soil.
