How to Grow Chestnut: Growing Guide to Planting, Care & Harvest

Castanea crenata

Growing calendar

Typical timing for central Japan (Kanto region). Shift it for your own climate, and record your actual dates.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

GrowingHarvest

Guides

Common problems

Start from what you can see on the plant.

Yellow leaves Leaves dying White powder Leaf spots Fruit problems Poor growth

Pests and diseases (51)

Fusarium Yellows Powdery Mildew Late Blight Bacterial Canker Brown Leaf Spot Crown Gall Rust Sooty Mold Anthracnose Root Rot Root-knot Nematode Tomato Leaf Mold Leaf SpotBur Brown SpotTurkey Tail Wood RotSasara Leaf BlightSplit Gill Wood RotFlyspeckSooty Leaf BlightThelephora Earth FanRingless Honey Fungus Root RotArmillaria Root RotFalse AnthracnoseFalse CankerInk DiseaseConiella Leaf BlightCoryneum Twig BlightPestalotiopsis DiseaseFruit RotTrunk Heart RotTrunk BlightMottle DiseaseTwig BlightPlant-parasitic NematodesBlister RustZonate Leaf BlightWhite Speck CankerWhite Root RotCoral Spot CankerViolet Root RotCankerBud BlightStunt DiseaseRound Brown Leaf SpotLeaf BlightUnderside Powdery MildewBrown Bur RotBlack Spot CankerBlack Root WiltBlack Pustule Twig BlightBlack Fruit Rot

Written byYasuGrowing vegetables and fruit in Chiba, Japan, and building Gadenin. Corrections are welcome. 15 years of growing.