{"id":12821,"date":"2022-11-03T08:33:03","date_gmt":"2022-11-03T08:33:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mvandenoever.nl\/product\/castanea-sativa-tamme-kastanje\/"},"modified":"2024-10-17T09:49:54","modified_gmt":"2024-10-17T08:49:54","slug":"castanea-sativa-tame-chestnut","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/mvandenoever.nl\/en\/product\/castanea-sativa-tamme-kastanje\/","title":{"rendered":"Castanea sativa"},"content":{"rendered":"

The most distinctive feature of Castanea sativa is probably its edible sweet chestnuts, which are enclosed in spiny husks.<\/p>\n

In May and June, the tree blooms quite strikingly, with the leaves already on the tree. The inflorescence is spike-shaped with cream-colored catkins that can grow 8 to 13 cm long; the inflorescence has a pleasant fragrance. The tree has strikingly elongated, bright green leaves with serrated edges. Starting in September, the tree produces its characteristic spiny, round husks. When you open these husks, they often contain two or three edible chestnuts.<\/p>\n

The tree often develops a broad, spreading crown and, depending on its location, can grow as tall as 20 to 25 meters. These characteristics make the tree ideal for planting in parks, on larger green spaces, in a food forest, or in an orchard. In the past, these trees were often planted along unpaved paths in rural areas.<\/p>\n

The sweet chestnut is native to Southern Europe, North Africa, and Western Asia. There, the tree grows primarily in hilly areas within a Mediterranean climate zone. This species was likely brought by the Romans to regions north of the Alps because of its edible chestnuts.
\nIn Southern Europe, you often see roasted chestnuts being sold on shopping streets in late summer.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The most distinctive feature of Castanea sativa is probably its edible sweet chestnuts, which are enclosed in spiny husks.<\/p>\n

In May and June, the tree blooms quite strikingly, with the leaves already on the tree. The inflorescence is spike-shaped with cream-colored catkins that can grow 8 to 13 cm long; the inflorescence has a pleasant fragrance. The tree has strikingly elongated, bright green leaves with serrated edges. Starting in September, the tree produces its characteristic spiny, round husks. When you open these husks, they often contain two or three edible chestnuts.<\/p>\n

The tree often develops a broad, spreading crown and, depending on its location, can grow as tall as 20 to 25 meters. These characteristics make the tree ideal for planting in parks, on larger green spaces, in a food forest, or in an orchard. In the past, these trees were often planted along unpaved paths in rural areas.<\/p>\n

The sweet chestnut is native to Southern Europe, North Africa, and Western Asia. There, the tree grows primarily in hilly areas within a Mediterranean climate zone. This species was likely brought by the Romans to regions north of the Alps because of its edible chestnuts.
\nIn Southern Europe, you often see roasted chestnuts being sold on shopping streets in late summer.<\/p>\n

Photo locations: Floriade Almere, Haaren, HAS Den Bosch, and our nursery<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":4520,"template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[418,419,399,415,417,400,420],"product_tag":[4978],"class_list":["post-12821","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-grote-tuinen","product_cat-kleine-tuinen","product_cat-parken","product_cat-pleinen-en-parken","product_cat-solitair","product_cat-straten","product_cat-tuin-park-en-laanbomen","product_tag-biologisch-in-omschakeling","first","instock","taxable","shipping-taxable","product-type-variable"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t