Profile
Horsechestnut
Aesculus hippocastanum
Deciduous Tree
Height |
50 - 75 (feet) |
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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. |
Invasive Potential |
May spread invasiveness unknown - Monitor plantings for spread |


