American Chestnut

Pollinator Value

🐛 Larval Host
Chestnut Clearwing Moth, various oak-associated moths
❄️ Winter Food Source
Yes — Cached nuts provide high-energy winter food.

Growing Conditions

Sun
Full Sun ☀️
Moisture
Dry 💧, Regular 💧💧
Bloom
June, July
Sociability
S1 — Solitary / Individual

Ecology & Conservation

Proximity

Proximity Score

Our internally developed scale tracking proximity of historical species occurrence to our Eco-Region (8.1.8). 0 = hyper-local, 5 = off-continent.

2
Native Status
Outaouais: — · QC: — · ON: ✅

Native Occurrence

Closest Native Direction
Southwest
Eco-zone

The closest historically occurring Eco-zone, mapped to the CEC values.

Mixedwood Plains
Eco-province
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence
Eco-region
Erie Drift Plain

Rarity & Status

Rarity Notes
Critically Imperiled (ON): Blight-stricken.
Rank QC

In Quebec, the CDPNQ (Centre de données sur le patrimoine naturel du Québec) is the body that assigns these ranks using the NatureServe methodology.

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SNA — Not Applicable
Rank ON

The S-rank (Subnational Rank) is a standardized tool used across Canada to measure the extinction risk of a species within a specific province or territory.

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S1 — Critically Imperiled — Extremely rare
Ecological Context
American Chestnut: Native to the Carolinian zone.

Edibility & Foraging

Edible
✅ Edible
Commonly Eaten
✅ Yes
Notes
Nut meats (roasted). Native chestnut.

Medicinal Properties

Category
Respiratory
Notes
Leaves used for whooping cough/bronchitis.

Provenance

Seed Provenance
Nova Scotia
Seed Source
Incredible Seed Co.
American Chestnut