Castanopsis purpurella (Castanopsis hystrix)

Family: Fagaceae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Castanopsis hystrix is an evergreen Tree growing to 30 m (98ft 5in). It is in leaf all year, in flower from May to June, and the seeds ripen from October to November. The species is monoecious (individual flowers are either male or female, but both sexes can be found on the same plant) and is pollinated by Wind, midges. Suitable for: medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid and neutral soils.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds, Flowers

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Seed - raw or cooked. Small but a good flavour. The seed is up to 14mm in diameter. Flowers. No more details are given, but the flowers are very small and produced in catkins. — Seed - raw or cooked.; Small but a good flavour.; The seed is up to 14mm in diameter.; No more details are given, but the flowers are very small and produced in catkins.

Habitat & North American Range

Forests in the eastern Himalayas to 2400 metres. Broad-leaved evergreen forests from near sea level to 1600 metres in China. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)