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More information about the sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa).

Girth records

In this table of girth records worldwide only girth measurements made at a height between 1.30 m and 1.50 m are listed. Trees with multiple trunks are excluded.
Of course this inventory contains only tree records as far as they are registered on this site.

Nr	Country	Girth	Location	Measurement	Year
1	France	12.40 m	Col de Bavella- 600m, Zonza	Yannick	2011
		10.12 m	Le Tronc, Saint-Maurice-de-Ventalon	Han van Meegeren	2011
		9.86 m	Croisement entre la route du Bur et la rue du châtaignier, Fillé sur Sarthe	Sisley	2012
2	United Kingdom	11.80 m	Cowdray Colossus, Cowdray Park	Jeroen Philippona	2007
		11.00 m	Farm, Cwmdu	Abe van der Veen	2012
		9.60 m	Fredville Park, Nonington	Jeroen Philippona	2007
3	Italy	9.70 m	Borgata Prato, Melle	Tiziano Rootman Fratus	2011
		9.50 m	Pianta Maria Bona, Maglioggio	Tiziano Rootman Fratus	2011
4	Spain	9.05 m	La aldea, Chaguazoso	Gaspar Bernárdez Villegas 77	2007
		5.80 m	Fraga de Catasós, Quintela	Gaspar Bernárdez Villegas 77	2009
5	Slovakia	8.70 m	Gastan jedly v Castej, Vineyard	Martin Miklanek	2012
		7.20 m	Hodrussky gastan, Banska Hodrusa	Martin Miklanek	2008
		6.50 m	Gastan v Stiavnickych Baniach, Stiavnicke Bane	Martin Miklanek	2012
6	Germany	~8.50 m	" Bennhauser Strasse ", Dannenfels	Sisley	2009
		7.15 m	Fuhrmannshof, Heiderott	Bernd Ullrich	2007
		7.05 m	Im Jenischpark, Hamburg	Rainer Lippert	2013
7	Belgium	8.45 m	Castle Schouwbroek, Vinderhoute	BELTREES	1989
		~8.00 m	Domein Blaasveld, Blaasveld	Scheyvaerts	?
		6.98 m	Monastery of Bethlehem, Herent	Eikel	2010
8	Poland	8.44 m	Presbitery, Tarnowskie Góry	Piotr Gach	2012
		4.50 m	Krajnik Górny, Krajnik Górny	Andreas Gomolka	2011
9	Netherlands	8.35 m	Kabouterboom, Kastanjedal	Leo Goudzwaard	2012
		7.49 m	Park Sonsbeek - Zijpendaal - Gulden Bodem, Arnhem	Leo Goudzwaard	2013
		7.21 m	Park Sonsbeek - Zijpendaal - Gulden Bodem, Arnhem	Leo Goudzwaard	2013
10	Hungary	8.16 m	Dózsa György St, Szentgyörgyvár	György Pósfai	2003
		8.14 m	Nagykutas, Nagykutas	György Pósfai	2002
		7.70 m	Zengovárkony, Zengovárkony	György Pósfai	2011

Height records

In this table of height records worldwide only height measurements made by laser (like eg. the Nikon 550 Forestry) or tape drop are listed.
Of course this inventory contains only tree records as far as they are registered on this site.

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Nr	Country	Height	Location	Measurement	Year
1	United Kingdom	36.00 m	Top end of the Valley of the Seven Bridges, Studley Royal Deer Park	123RedRob	2012
		36.00 m	Valley of the Seven Bridges, Studley Royal Deer Park	123RedRob	2012
		34.60 m	Middle part of the Valley of the Seven Bridges, Studley Royal Deer Park	123RedRob	2012
2	Belgium	35.80 m	National Botanic Garden, Meise	Leo Goudzwaard	2012
		32.00 m	Royal Museum for Central Africa, Tervuren	Leo Goudzwaard	2011
		31.70 m	National Botanic Garden, Meise	Leo Goudzwaard	2012
3	Netherlands	34.60 m	Park Sonsbeek - Zijpendaal - Gulden Bodem, Arnhem	Jeroen Philippona	2010
		31.00 m	Landgoed Vliek, Ulestraten	Nardo Kaandorp	2011
		30.80 m	Landgoed Biljoen, Velp	Leo Goudzwaard	2010
4	Spain	24.48 m	El Castaño Sagrado, Ronda	panocho	2006
		13.50 m	Castiñeiro de Pexeirós, Prado	Gaspar Bernárdez Villegas 77	2012
5	Slovakia	20.40 m	Gastan jedly v Stupave, Debnaren	Martin Miklanek	2012
6	France	18.80 m	Croisement entre la route du Bur et la rue du châtaignier, Fillé sur Sarthe	Sisley	2012

Age records

In this table of age estimates and measurements worldwide are shown. Of course this inventory contains only age records as far as they are registered on this site.

Nr	Country	Age	Year	Location	Measurement	Year
1	Italy	2613 ± 300 y	600 BC ± 300	Via Castagno Cento Cavalli, Sant'Alfio	Tiziano Rootman Fratus	2012
		513 ± 100 y	1500 ± 100	Ca' del Topo [House of the Mouse], Castel di Casio	Tiziano Rootman Fratus	2013
		513 ± 100 y	1500 ± 100	Ca' del Topo [House of the Mouse], Castel di Casio	Tiziano Rootman Fratus	2013
2	France	1200 ± 300 y	813 ± 300	Camping 'Les châtaigniers', Pont-l'Abbé	Sisley	2013
		450 ± 150 y	1563 ± 150	Croisement entre la route du Bur et la rue du châtaignier, Fillé sur Sarthe	Sisley	2013
		363 y	1650	Le Tronc, Saint-Maurice-de-Ventalon	Han van Meegeren	2011
3	Slovakia	513 ± 100 y	1500 ± 100	Gastan jedly v Castej, Vineyard	Martin Miklanek	2012
		313 ± 10 y	1700 ± 10	Gastan v Modrom Kameni, Modry Kamen	Martin Miklanek	2012
		313 ± 10 y	1700 ± 10	Gastan v Stiavnickych Baniach, Stiavnicke Bane	Martin Miklanek	2012
4	United Kingdom	513 y	1500	Stourhead, Stourton	Jeroen Philippona	2011
		413 ± 10 y	1600 ± 10	Armada Chestnuts, Croft Castle	Henk van Boeschoten	2011
		263 ± 50 y	1750 ± 50	Middle part of the Valley of the Seven Bridges, Studley Royal Deer Park	123RedRob	2013
5	Poland	463 ± 30 y	1550 ± 30	Presbitery, Tarnowskie Góry	Piotr Gach	2012
		187 ± 10 y	1826 ± 10	Krajnik Górny, Krajnik Górny	Andreas Gomolka	2013
6	Belgium	413 ± 50 y	1600 ± 50	Castle Schouwbroek, Vinderhoute	Tim B	2011
		413 y	1600	Castle Schouwbroek, Vinderhoute	Tim B	2011
		413 ± 50 y	1600 ± 50	Castle Schouwbroek, Vinderhoute	Tim B	2011
7	Germany	401 ± 70 y	1612 ± 70	" Bennhauser Strasse ", Dannenfels	Sisley	2012
		263 ± 30 y	1750 ± 30	Fuhrmannshof, Heiderott	Han van Meegeren	2012
		263 ± 50 y	1750 ± 50	Bislicher Straße, Hamminkeln	Rainer Lippert	2012
8	Netherlands	363 ± 50 y	1650 ± 50	Kabouterboom, Kastanjedal	Jeroen Philippona	2011
		343 ± 20 y	1670 ± 20	Eikendermolen, Terwom	Han van Meegeren	2012
		288 ± 10 y	1725 ± 10	Kasteel Makken, Holthees	Nardo Kaandorp	2011
9	Spain	193 ± 30 y	1820 ± 30	Volcà de Santa Margarida, Santa Pau	Han van Meegeren	2012
		148 ± 30 y	1865 ± 30	Fraga de Catasós, Quintela	Gaspar Bernárdez Villegas 77	2012

Records for all tree species worldwide.

 

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