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canopy layer
sweet chestnut
castanea sativa
the carbohydrate tree: a staple-grade nut crop on the poorest acid soils, and a coppice wood so durable it fences the land that grew it.
functions
food cropbiomasswildlife habitat
light
full sun
moisture
moderate
soil
light, acid, free-draining — hates lime and wet feet
season
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grower's notes
memberspropagation, guild role, and deeper ecology for sweet chestnut — the members' view.
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relationships — grows well with
see sweet chestnut on the relationship map →the takeaway
start a guild around sweet chestnut
plant these together and the relationships on this page start working for you — feeders, protectors, and cover, layer by layer.
- canopy
- sweet chestnut — the anchor
- canopy
- english oak