Tree: #17
Name:
Common:Horsechestnut
Scientific:Aesculus
hippoccastanum
Leaf:
Type:Palmately Compound
Apex:Bristle Pointed
Margin:Doubly Serrate
Base:Cuneate
Venation:Pinnate
Arrangement:Opposite
Flower:Description:White,
5-12in. long, 2-5in. wide, terminal panicles
Fruit: Description:Prickly
hard capsule, shiny rich brown buckeyes:seeds
Twig:stout, olive brown,
to dark brown, and dotted with prominent pale brownish
lenticels.
Bark:Bumpy, gray
Form:Upright oval, rounded,
50-75 ft. variable spread
Discussion:
Uses:Landscaping:lumber,
shade, food, flowers
Origin:Greece and Albania
Distribution:Midwest
New England, Zones 3-7
Map:#17
References:Dirr's
Hardy Trees and Shrubs
By:Michael
A. Dirr
Simon and Schuster's
Guide to Trees
By:Simon
and Schusters
Illinois Gardener's
Guide
By:James
A. Fizzell
The Illustrated Book
of Trees
By:William
C. Grimm
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