American chestnut
Castanea dentata
A once-dominant North American tree producing edible nuts, now rare in the wild due to chestnut blight.
Family
Fagaceae
Temperature
15-19°C (absolute 10-30°C)
Rainfall
1000-1100mm (absolute 500-1500mm)
Soil pH
6-7 (absolute 5.5-7.5)
Soil types
Well-drained acidic loamy soils