Details for: MCAS 2, Castanea mollissima Blume, 'Amy'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Castanea mollissima Blume
Cultivar:
'Amy'
Origin:
Developed – Ohio, United States
Maintained:
Historic Record
Received by NPGS:
2010
Improvement Status:
Genetic material
Form Received:
Plant
Life Form:
Tree
Life Habit:
Tree
Availability
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Castanea mollissima Blume
Cultivar:
'Amy'
Origin:
Developed – Ohio, United States
Maintained:
Historic Record
Received by NPGS:
2010
Improvement Status:
Genetic material
Form Received:
Plant
Life Form:
Tree
Life Habit:
Tree
Source History
Developed

Ohio, United States
Comment: Greg Miller, Empire Chestnut Company, Carrollton, OH
Donated
1998.
Ohio, United States
Comment: Greg Miller, Empire Chestnut Company, Carrollton, OH
Accession Names and Identifiers
'Amy'
Type: Cultivar name

MCAS 2
Type: Site identifier

Narrative
Castanea mollissima Blume
Genus:
Castanea
Family:
Fagaceae
Subfamily:
Castaneoideae
Nomen number:

9442
Place of publication:

Mus. bot. 1:286. 1851
Verified:
11/20/2009 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Castanea bungeana Blume
Castanea formosana (Hayata) Hayata

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishChinese chestnut  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
EnglishChinese hairy chestnut  1Duke, J. A. 1989. Handbook of Nuts CRC Press.
Chineseban li板栗 2Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Frenchchâtaignier de Chine  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Germanchinesische Kastanie  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Japanese Rōmajishinaguri  2Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
Spanishcastaño chino  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
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Description:
C. mollissima selection

Observations

Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
PHENOLOGYDate of First HarvestAverage julian date of first harvest.260 CHESTNUT.2010 Not Available
PRODUCTIONNut WeightAverage nut weight measured in grams.13.9 CHESTNUT.2010 Not Available
PRODUCTIONYieldAverage yield/tree in kilograms.7 CHESTNUT.2010 Not Available