Allegheny Chinquapin
Castanea pumila
Allegheny chinquapin is a shrubby relative of the American chestnut, far more resistant to chestnut blight, that bears small, sweet, edible nuts in spiny burs. Thrives on dry, sandy, acidic upland soils.
- Family
- Fagaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 20–20 ft
- Spacing
- 10–25 ft apart
- Light
- part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- March, April, May, June
- Bloom colors
- white
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, larval host, mammals, pollinators
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~127 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- specimen, hedge or screen, erosion control
- Native states
- AL, AR, DE, FL, GA, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV