Flowering TreesChinese Chestnut
Castanea mollissima
Chinese Chestnut (Castanea mollissima) is a flowering tree, hardy in USDA zones 4-8, that matures to about 40-60 ft × 40-60 ft. It does best in full sun with medium water needs. Expect cream and white blooms in summer. It attracts wildlife, songbirds and small mammals, stands up well to blight.
- USDA zones
- 4-8
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 40-60 ft × 40-60 ft
- Bloom color
- Cream, White
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Attracts
- Wildlife, Songbirds, Small mammals
- Tough against
- Blight
- Native to
- China & Korea
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Chinese Chestnut is hardy to about -30°F (estimated from USDA zone 4), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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