Aesculus hippocastanum


Botanical Name: Aesculus hippocastanum
Common Name: horse chestnut
Family Name: Sapindaceae
Distribution/Origin: Europe

Leaf: Green, (fall)Yellow/Brown, Compound, Digitate(palmate), Palmate venation, Obovate/
Acuminate/Cuneate/Double serrate, Leaflets 13 - 30cm long
Bud: Opposite, Ovoid
Flower: White, Showy, Floriferous, Panicle, Perfect, 4 petals, 20-50 florets per panicle, Apr/May

Fruit/Seed: Green, Brown, Capsule, Showy, 1-5 develop per panicle, Spiny & nut-like, Splits along carpel lines to release a single(rarely 2-3) seed
Stem/Bark: Grey, Brown, Plated, (Leaf scar)U-shaped

Size: Height: 22 - 30m/Spread: 15 - 25m
Habit: Open, Upright
Form: Round

Soil conditions: Well-drained
Moisture: Moderate
Sun: Full sun, Partial sun
Exposure: Partial shade

Landscape use: Specimen plant, Street tree

Notes: Perennial

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