• Good to know - in cultivation for over 2000 years. Chestnut flour, or meal, was a staple food in Europe. Nutritionally very similar to wheat except for a lack of the protein gluten. Wildlife plant - insects.
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  Pests & Diseases - susceptible to honey fungus and Phytophthora root rot.

  
  
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  Place of Origin - southern Europe, northern Africa, southwestern Asia.

  
  
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  Flower Colour: Cream

  
  
• Scented Plant: Scented flowers - heavily-scented
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  Tree Shape: Rounded to broadly columnar

  
  

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