About
Castanea 'Marigoule' is a robust, deciduous tree that can grow upright or spread out. Its leaves are oblong, glossy, and dark green with serrated edges. In summer, it produces pale yellowish flowers in catkins, which are succeeded by edible dark brown nuts that develop within spiky green husks in early autumn.
About the genus
Castanea consists of rapidly growing, sizable deciduous trees or large shrubs featuring elongated, serrated leaves. These plants produce noticeable yellow catkins, which are succeeded by spiny fruits.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil type
- Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, North-facing, East-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H6
Plant details
- Plant type
- Trees
- Habit
- Columnar upright
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- Higher than 12 metres
- Spread
- wider than 8 metres
- Time to full height
- 20-50 years
- Suggested uses
- Architectural
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grows best in a fertile, well-drained soil in full sun
- Pruning
- Pruning group 1
- Propagation
- Propagate by budding in summer or grafting in winter
- Pest resistance
- Generally pest-free
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to phytophthora, leaf spot, chestnut blight and honey fungus