Castanea sativa

Spanish Chestnut

FAMILY: FAGACEAE

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About Spanish Chestnut at OSU's Landscape Plants site

• Native to southern Europe, western Asia, and northern Africa.
• Height can reach 120’.
• Leaves are coarsely toothed and glossy, heart-shaped at base.
• Long male catkins in July and small female flowers.
• Nut husks are covered with penetrating prickly spines. The 1-3 nuts are delicious when roasted and peeled.
• Fall color is yellow.
• Susceptible to fungus blight but perhaps not so much as American chestnut.
• Somewhat common in Portland.

Tree #	Location	Dimensions	Photo and Notes
64	2401 SE 26th Ave Private, Side Yard	80' Height 72' Spread 14.6' Circ.	Removed in 2024 due to decline. View full size image of Castanea sativa - Spanish Chestnut
74	3436 SE Johnson Creek Blvd Right of Way	80' Height 60' Spread 14.6' Circ.	Removed in 2025 due to decline. View full size image of Castanea sativa - Spanish Chestnut
297	828 NE Prescott St Right of Way	55' Height 51' Spread 11.2' Circ.	View full size image of Castanea sativa - Spanish Chestnut
360	2704 SE 84th Ave Right of Way	72' Height 58' Spread 10.1' Circ.	View full size image of Castanea sativa - Spanish Chestnut