Sowing calendar · Trees and shrubs
Sweet chestnut
Castanea sativa · Castanheiro, Castaño, Châtaignier, Edelkastanie, Castagno, castanha
Calendar
Calendar for mainland Portugal.
- PlantNov–Feb
- FloweringJun–Jul
- HarvestOct–Nov
- Spacing
- 1000 cm between rows · 1000 cm apart
- Sowing depth
- 0 cm
- Harvest after
- First crop after ~5 years
- Water need
- medium
- Frost
- hardy
- Life cycle
- tree
- Family
- Fagaceae
- Seed saving
- medium · keeps ~1 years
Notes
The tree of the Trás-os-Montes and Beira soutos. Needs acid, deep, well-drained soil; waterlogging brings ink disease (doença da tinta).
Months for mainland Portugal. In the app, sowing and planting follow your own local climate and the forecast.