{"product_id":"castanea-henryi","title":"Castanea henryi","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCastanea henryi\u003c\/em\u003e, Henry's chestnut, is a rare Chinese chestnut with long, slender, lance-shaped leaves and a single cone-shaped nut in each spiny husk.\u003c\/strong\u003e E.H. Wilson introduced it in 1900, and it is still seldom seen outside tree collections.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardiness and seasons.\u003c\/strong\u003e Fully hardy: H6, to about -20°C when dormant. Scented catkins appear in June and July, and the nuts ripen in autumn inside their prickly husks. The nuts are edible once cooked. It is deciduous, so the branches are bare in winter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhere it fits.\u003c\/strong\u003e Give it the warmest, sunniest open spot you have and acid, free-draining soil. It reaches 20m in the wild, but trees in Britain and Ireland have stayed far smaller, which makes it a realistic choice for a collection of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/collections\/rare-and-unusual\"\u003erare and unusual trees\u003c\/a\u003e. The catkins also draw \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/collections\/plants-for-pollinators\"\u003epollinating insects\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat you receive:\u003c\/strong\u003e a young plant in a 23cm \/ 5L pot.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GROW TROPICALS","offers":[{"title":"23cm \/ 5L","offer_id":58819708977535,"sku":"CASTHENR23","price":59.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0361\/9645\/0348\/files\/castanea-henryi-3.jpg?v=1793279175","url":"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/products\/castanea-henryi","provider":"GrowTropicals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}