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Chestnut trees particularly flourish in the Mediterranean basin. [4] In 1584, the governor of Genoa, which dominated Corsica, ordered all the farmers and landowners to plant four trees yearly, among which was a chestnut tree – plus olive, fig and mulberry trees. Many communities owe their origin and former richness to the ensuing chestnut ...
Young tree in natural habitat American chestnut male (pollen) catkins. Castanea dentata is a rapidly-growing, large, deciduous hardwood eudicot tree. [20] A singular specimen manifest in Maine has attained a height of 115 feet (35 m) [21] Pre-blight sources give a maximum height of 100 feet (30 m) and a maximum circumference of 13 feet (4.0 m). [22]
The chestnut was introduced in Ticino during the Roman era. Chestnut grove and coppice management replaced slash-and-burn agriculture. The climate of southern Switzerland particularly suited the chestnut, to the point it became known as the "bread tree". [1] [2] The chestnut was also introduced in the southern valleys of the Grisons [3] and Valais.
Helmeted guinea fowl in tall grass. Many foods were originally domesticated in West Africa, including grains like African rice, Pearl Millet, Sorghum, and Fonio; tree crops like Kola nut, used in Coca-Cola, and Oil Palm; and other globally important plant foods such as Watermelon, Tamarind, Okra, Black-eye peas, and Yams. [2]
The horse chestnut bears similar looking seeds (conkers) in a similar seed case, which are not palatable to humans. Other common names include "Spanish chestnut" [7] or "marron" (French for "chestnut"). The generic name Castanea is the old Latin name for the plant species, [8] while the specific epithet sativa means "cultivated by humans". [9]
In Portuguese-speaking countries, like Brazil, they are variously called "castanha-do-brasil " [3] [4] (meaning "chestnut from Brazil" in Portuguese), "castanha-do-pará" (meaning "chestnut from Pará" in Portuguese), with other names: castanha-da-amazônia, [5] castanha-do-acre, [6] " noz amazônica" (meaning "Amazonian nut" in Portuguese), noz boliviana, tocari ("probably of Carib origin" [7 ...
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Castanea: chestnuts and chinkapins; Castanea alnifolia: Florida chinkapin Fagaceae (beech family) Castanea dentata: American chestnut Fagaceae (beech family) Castanea mollissima: Chinese chestnut Fagaceae (beech family) Castanea ozarkensis: Ozark chinkapin Fagaceae (beech family) Castanea pumila: Allegheny chinkapin; chinquapin Fagaceae (beech ...