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Aesculus hippocastanum
Nombres relacionados: Baumann horse chestnut (inglés), Castanheiro da India (gallego/portugués), Castanyer bord (catalán), Castanyer d'India (catalán), Castaño de Indias (castellano), ...

 


Aesculus hippocastanum
Common Horse Chestnut
The large, dense, pyramidal shape of this tree is echoed in its many flower panicles. The inedible brown fruit of these Horse Chestnuts or Buckeyes holds slightly toxic, glossy seeds.

Aesculus hippocastanum
( Common Horse Chestnut )
Huge, vigorous deciduous tree. Compound leaves are medium green with a herringbone pattern.

USDA Plants Database - Horticulture
Aesculus hippocastanum is planted in the highlighted USDA hardiness zones to the left and may seed into the landscape. See a map of the states in which horsechestnut has escaped (opens a new window).

Aesculus hippocastanum 'Baumannii'
also known as Aesculus hippocastanum 'Flore Pleno' - conker tree, Horse Chestnut
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#835 Aesculus hippocastanum
Common Names: common horsechestnut
Family: Hippocastanaceae (horse chestnut Family)
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Aesculus hippocastanum
COMMON: Horsechestnut
LEAVES: Deciduous, green, poor yellow or brown fall color
SIZE: 50 to 75' and larger, 40 to 70' wide
HARDINESS: Zone 3 to 7
HABIT: Upright-oval to rounded ...

Aesculus hippocastanum
Trees and Shrubs, Herbs
Seed sown in fall when ripe, into rich, well-draining soil, consistent moisture, and full sun to part shade. Alternately, may be bud-grafted throughout summer or whip-grafted in winter.

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Aesculus hippocastanum : European Horsechestnut - Whole Plant
Aesculus pavia : Red Buckeye - Whole Plant
Aesculus x carnea 'Briotii' : Briotii Red Horsechestnut - Whole Plant ...

Aesculus hippocastanum
May - Jun after 80-110 growing degree days.
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The horse chestnut tree, Aesculus hippocastanum, a native of the Balkan peninsula, is now cultivated in many countries for shade and ornament. Buckeyes are several similar but often smaller North American species of the same genus.

horse chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum
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Acer -- Maples Amur Paperbark Japanese Silver (?) Sugar Aesculus hippocastanum - HorseChestnut Albizia julibrissin (mimosa) -- Hardy?

Horsechestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum)
Horsechestnut (Aesculus x carnea)
Japanese Flowering Apricot (Prunus mume)
Japanese Flowering Cherry (Prunus x yedoensis)
Jujube, Chinese date (Ziziphus jujuba)
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Horse Chestnut (Aesculus Hippocastanum)
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Yoshino Cherry (Prunus x yedoensis)
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BAUMANNII HORSECHESTNUT
Aesculus hippocastanum 'baumannii'
General Notes
Branches droop, and resist breakage. SelecTree lists 1 cultivar of hippocastanum: 'baumannii' ...

Propagation: Grafted on Aesculus hippocastanum
'Autumn Splendor' is a cross of A. flava with A. pavia and A. x glabra which offers the unusual trait of bright red fall color.

60. Horse-chestnut / introduced / Aesculus hippocastanum
leaf
10-25 cm long.
palmately compound.
7-9 leaflets.
leaflets broadest above the middle.
margins doubly serrate.

Common name Horse chestnut leaf-mining moth
Scientific name Cameraria ohridella
Plants affected Horse chestnut, Aesculus hippocastanum, and some other species/hybrids
Main symptoms White or brown blotches on the foliage.

See also: Chestnut, Green, Buckeye, Horse chestnut, Pinus