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Leaf and flower detail of a Chinese chestnut at New York Botanical Garden. It is a deciduous tree growing to 20 metres (66 ft) tall with a broad crown. The leaves are alternate, simple, 10–22 centimetres (4– 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) long and 4.5–8 cm (1 + 3 ⁄ 4 – 3 + 1 ⁄ 4 in) broad, with a toothed margin.
Sterculia monosperma, also known as Chinese chestnut, Thai chestnut, seven sisters' fruit, [1] and phoenix eye fruit, [2] is a deciduous tropical nut-bearing tree of genus Sterculia. Distribution [ edit ]
Castanea henryi, Henry chestnut, Henry's chestnut, or Chinese chinquapin (a name it shares with Castanea seguinii), pearl chestnut, and in Chinese: 锥栗, zhui li, is a species of chestnut native to south-central and southeast China. [2] A tree reaching 30 m, it is a source of good timber, but has smaller nuts than its size might suggest.
Eleocharis dulcis, the Chinese water chestnut or water chestnut, is a grass-like sedge native to Asia, tropical Africa, and Oceania. It is grown in many countries for its edible corms , but if eaten uncooked, the surface of the plants may transmit fasciolopsiasis .
Japanese chestnut and Chinese chestnut, as well as Seguin's chestnut and Henry's chestnut, have been used in these breeding programs in the US to create disease-resistant hybrids with the American chestnut. [27] Chinese chestnut trees have been found to have the highest resistance to chestnut blight; [17] however, individuals within the Chinese ...
Castanea seguinii, called Seguin chestnut, Seguin's chestnut, or Chinese chinquapin (a name it shares with Castanea henryi), and in Chinese: 茅栗, mao li, is a species of chestnut native to south‑central and southeast China.
Chinese astrology — also known as Shu Xiang — dates back more than 2,000 years. Similar to traditional Western astrology, the Chinese zodiac has 12 zodiac signs that can determine a person's ...
In laboratory bioassays, win3.12-OxO lines showed elevated disease tolerance similar to that exhibited by blight-resistant Chinese chestnut. [ 21 ] In December 2023, TACF announced that they were discontinuing development of the Darling 58 due to poor performance results. [ 22 ]