What Tree Do Chestnuts Grow On

ChestnutFamily:FagaceaeSubfamily:QuercoideaeGenus:Castanea Mill.Species

What do chestnuts grow on?

The American chestnut (Castanea dentata) is a large deciduous tree of the beech family native to eastern North America. The American chestnut was one of the most important forest trees throughout its range and was considered the finest chestnut tree in the world.

Where are chestnut trees found?

The chestnut tree became one of the dominant species in eastern North America from what is now southern Maine, growing west to the Great Lakes and south to the Gulf Coast. The heart of the range was the Appalachians, where in some areas it made up almost 100% of the forest.