Talk:Castanea sativa

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Latin for "net" is rete and anything "net-shaped" is retiform. Reticulum means "little net or net-shaped bag", even "network". So, why complicate matters and use the convoluted form reticuliform when all you want to say is "net-shaped" and not "shaped like a little net or bag"?. It would be plainly wrong, in fact. Dieter Simon 22:47, 9 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

• What's the deal with this very unencyclopedic sentence pair "The bark often has an unmistakable, yet beautifully net-shaped (retiform) pattern...."? Wouldn't something like "The bark often has a{n unmistakable,} net-shaped (retiform) pattern with deep furrows or fissures running spirally in both directions up the trunk." The way it is sounds like it was pulled directly from a guidebook of the Mediterranean. It should be descriptive, not evocative.24.6.2.72 20:10, 17 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

What's the deal indeed! Have changed the section relating to the bark. Thanks for drawing attention to the unencyclopaedic style. Dieter Simon 00:57, 18 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Why is it rendered "Sweet Chestnut" and not "sweet chestnut"? -- Antaeus Feldspar 21:07, 22 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Why not improve this article with information on how chestnuts are commercially farmed? Are commercial strains available and do they use rootstocks? How does the industry work? --ChrisJMoor 02:09, 30 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, Yzmo, can you please rotate your photo of "Sweet chestnut forest" so the tree is standing up at least? Many thanks. Dieter Simon 23:32, 7 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Chestnuts are popular in Japan too, but is it the same type?

The distribution map marks areas in brown(ish) and green. Yet there's no legend explaining what the colors actually mean. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.228.7.74 (talk) 10:35, 26 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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