http://www.barcham.co.uk/taxonomy/term/12/0 This genus was probably native to western Asia. It has been cultivated for more than 3000 years and today it occurs in wild or naturised populations throughout Southern Europe, North Africa and South-West Asia. en http://www.barcham.co.uk/trees/castanea-sativa-sweet-chestnut <div class="flexinode-body flexinode-1"> <!-- flexinode_image.tpl.php --> <div class="flexinode-image-17"> <a href="/trees/castanea-sativa-sweet-chestnut"><img alt="Castanea sativa (Sweet Chestnut)" src="http://www.barcham.co.uk/files/Castanea-sativa---main_th.jpg" /></a> </div> <!-- /flexinode_image.tpl.php --> <!-- flexinode_textarea.tpl.php --> <div class="flexinode-textarea-3"> <!-- Summary --> <p>Chestnuts roasting on an open fire - or bought piping hot from a street vendor - so evocative of Christmas long ago!</p> </div> <!-- /flexinode_textfield.tpl.php --> </div><p><a href="http://www.barcham.co.uk/trees/castanea-sativa-sweet-chestnut">read more</a></p> http://www.barcham.co.uk/trees/castanea-sativa-sweet-chestnut#comment Light Sandy Sites Castanea Avenue and Verge Dry Soil Fast Growing Oval Woodland Summer Interest Autumn Interest Large (over 20m) Castanea sativa Avenue Trees Fri, 26 May 2006 16:11:54 +0100 admin 133 at http://www.barcham.co.uk http://www.barcham.co.uk/trees/castanea-sativa-sweet-chestnut-variegata <div class="flexinode-body flexinode-1"> <!-- flexinode_image.tpl.php --> <div class="flexinode-image-17"> <a href="/trees/castanea-sativa-sweet-chestnut-variegata"><img alt="Castanea sativa (Sweet Chestnut) &#039;Variegata&#039;" src="http://www.barcham.co.uk/files/Castanea-sativa-Albomargina_th.jpg" /></a> </div> <!-- /flexinode_image.tpl.php --> <!-- flexinode_textarea.tpl.php --> <div class="flexinode-textarea-3"> <!-- Summary --> <p>A Sweet Chestnut with most attractive foliage.</p> </div> <!-- /flexinode_textfield.tpl.php --> </div><p><a href="http://www.barcham.co.uk/trees/castanea-sativa-sweet-chestnut-variegata">read more</a></p> http://www.barcham.co.uk/trees/castanea-sativa-sweet-chestnut-variegata#comment Light Sandy Sites Castanea Avenue and Verge Dry Soil Oval Woodland Summer Interest Autumn Interest Large (over 20m) Castanea sativa Variegata Variegated trees Fri, 26 May 2006 16:15:17 +0100 admin 134 at http://www.barcham.co.uk