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      Aesculus hippocastanum |
    Horsechestnut |
       Deciduous Tree |
HEIGHT: | 50 - 75 feet | SPREAD: | 40 - 70 feet | DISTINCTIONS: | Upright oval form; large dark green compound leaves with 7 obovate, acuminate serrated leaflets; showy white flowers in long panicles; large spiny fruit; mediocre yellow to brown fall color. | LIMITATIONS: | Best in large open area such as parks or golf courses; not suitable as a street tree or in small residential designs; fruit litter; susceptible to disease, insects, and leaf scorch. | HARDINESS: | SC, SE (Zone 3) | ORIGIN: | Bulgaria, Albania, Greece | CULTIVARS: | ‘Baumannii’ double white sterile flowers that do not produce fruit and therefore reduces tree litter. | _____________________________ Back to List | The information for this Deciduous Tree (129) was last updated on: 2010-09-08 22:29:23 |
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