Common horsechestnut; European horsechestnut

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Scientific Name
Aesculus hippocastamon

Common Name
Common horsechestnut; European horsechestnut

Trees
Plant Fact Sheets
Consumer Hort
Hardiness Zones: 3-7
Habit: Deciduous
Growth Rate: Moderate
Site Requirements: Sun to partial shade; moist, well drained soil; dislikes dry soil
Texture: Medium to coarse
Form: Upright; oval to rounded crown
Height: 50 to 75'
Width: 50 to 60'
Leaf: 7 lobes; nonshowy yellow fall color
Flower/Fruit: 5 to 12' panicle of creamy white flowers with a yellow throat and red speckled center; 1 to 2" fruit
Comments: Subject to leaf blotch, mildew; leaves often die in early fall
Cultivars: Baumennii, Wisselink
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Email: Erv_Evans@ncsu.edu

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