More information about the sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa).Girth records
| Nr | Country | Girth | Location | Measurement | Year |
| 1 | Spain | 14.80 m | Castiñeiro de Pexeirós, Prado | GasparBernardez77 | 2012 |
| ~13.80 m | El Castaño Sagrado, Ronda | panocho | 2006 |
| 2 | Austria | >12.00 m | Holzweges, Buchbach | mrgreen | 2011 |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 11.80 m | Cowdray Colossos, Cowdray Park | Jeroen Philippona | 2007 |
| 9.60 m | Fredville Park, Nonington | Jeroen Philippona | 2007 |
| 9.57 m | Cowdray Home Farms, Midhurst | Jeroen Philippona | 2007 |
| 4 | France | 10.12 m | Le Tronc, Saint-Maurice-de-Ventalon | Han van Meegeren | 2011 |
| 6.89 m | Les Ayers, Saint-Hilaire-de-Lavit | Han van Meegeren | 2011 |
| 6.80 m | Mont-Dol, Mont-Dol | Georges Feterman | 2009 |
| 5 | Italy | 9.50 m | Pianta Maria Bona, Maglioggio | Tiziano Rootman Fratus | 2011 |
| 6 | Slovakia | 8.70 m | Gastan jedly v Castej, Vineyard | Martin Miklanek | 2012 |
| 7.20 m | Hodrussky gastan, Banska Hodrusa | Martin Miklanek | 2008 |
| 6.36 m | Gastan v Modrom Kameni, Modry Kamen | Martin Miklanek | 2003 |
| 7 | Belgium | 8.45 m | Castle Schouwbroek, Vinderhoute | BELTREES | 1989 |
| 6.98 m | Monastery of Bethlehem, Herent | Eikel | 2010 |
| 6.53 m | Municipal park of Kessel-Lo, Kessel-Lo | Eikel | 2010 |
| 8 | Poland | 8.44 m | Presbitery, Tarnowskie Góry | Piotr Gach | 2012 |
| 9 | Netherlands | 8.33 m | Kabouterboom, Kastanjedal | Nardo Kaandorp | 2011 |
| 7.46 m | Park Sonsbeek - Zijpendaal - Gulden Bodem, Arnhem | Larsvanderwal | 2011 |
| 7.09 m | Park Sonsbeek - Zijpendaal - Gulden Bodem, Arnhem | Leo Goudzwaard | 2009 |
| 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
| Nr | Country | Height | Location | Measurement | Year |
| 1 | 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 |
| 2 | 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 |
| 3 | Spain | 24.48 m | El Castaño Sagrado, Ronda | panocho | 2006 |
| 13.50 m | Castiñeiro de Pexeirós, Prado | GasparBernardez77 | 2012 |
| 4 | Slovakia | 20.40 m | Gastan jedly v Stupave, Debnaren | Martin Miklanek | 2012 |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 18.60 m | Fredville Park, Nonington | Jeroen Philippona | 2011 |
| 18.60 m | Fredville Park, Nonington | Tiziano Rootman Fratus | 2011 |
Age records
| Nr | Country | Age | Year | Location | Measurement | Year |
| 1 | Italy | 3012 ± 1000 y | 1000 BC ± 1000 | Via Castagno Cento Cavalli, Sant'Alfio | Tim B | 2011 |
| 412 y | 1600 | Pianta Maria Bona, Maglioggio | Tiziano Rootman Fratus | 2011 |
312 ± 10 y | 1700 ± 10 | Borgata Prato, Melle | Tiziano Rootman Fratus | 2011 |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 512 y | 1500 | Stourhead, Stourton | Jeroen Philippona | 2011 |
412 ± 10 y | 1600 ± 10 | Armada Chestnuts, Croft Castle | Henk van Boeschoten | 2011 |
| 3 | Slovakia | 512 ± 100 y | 1500 ± 100 | Gastan jedly v Castej, Vineyard | Martin Miklanek | 2012 |
312 ± 10 y | 1700 ± 10 | Gastan v Modrom Kameni, Modry Kamen | Martin Miklanek | 2012 |
312 ± 10 y | 1700 ± 10 | Gastan v Stiavnickych Baniach, Stiavnicke Bane | Martin Miklanek | 2012 |
| 4 | Poland | 462 ± 30 y | 1550 ± 30 | Presbitery, Tarnowskie Góry | Piotr Gach | 2012 |
| 5 | Belgium | 412 ± 50 y | 1600 ± 50 | Castle Schouwbroek, Vinderhoute | Tim B | 2011 |
412 ± 50 y | 1600 ± 50 | Castle Schouwbroek, Vinderhoute | Tim B | 2011 |
| 412 y | 1600 | Castle Schouwbroek, Vinderhoute | Tim B | 2011 |
| 6 | France | 362 y | 1650 | Le Tronc, Saint-Maurice-de-Ventalon | Han van Meegeren | 2011 |
| 312 y | 1700 | Mont-Dol, Mont-Dol | Han van Meegeren | 2011 |
| 312 y | 1700 | Les Ayers, Saint-Hilaire-de-Lavit | Han van Meegeren | 2011 |
| 7 | Netherlands | 362 ± 50 y | 1650 ± 50 | Kabouterboom, Kastanjedal | Jeroen Philippona | 2011 |
342 ± 20 y | 1670 ± 20 | Eikendermolen, Terwom | Han van Meegeren | 2012 |
287 ± 10 y | 1725 ± 10 | Kasteel Makken, Holthees | Nardo Kaandorp | 2011 |
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