CATTON ARBORETUM

Quercus castaneifolia

Common name: Chestnut Oak

Year planted: 2009

Country of origin: Caucasus and Iran

Year introduced: 1846

Description: A large tree which can reach 25m. The bark tends to be smooth for its first 30 or 40 years and then fissures into rough plates. Leaves are oblong and can be up to 15cm long with 12 pairs of parallel veins. Acorns are 2 to 3 cm and half enclosed within a cup.

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Tree number: 141
Quercus castaneifolia (Chestnut Oak)