 Chestnut trees are of moderate growth rate (for the Chinese chestnut tree) to fast-growing for American and European species.Their mature heights vary from the smallest species of chinkapins, often shrubby, to the giant of past American forests, "C. dentata" that could reach .Between these extremes are found the Japanese chestnut ("C. crenata") at average; followed by the Chinese chestnut ("C. mollissima") at about , then the European chestnut ("C. sativa") around .