Horsechestnut Tree (Aesculus hippocastanum)
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The Horse Chestnut tree grows 40 to 70 feet in height. It makes a good street tree. |
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Foliage is palmate. |
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Ornate white flowers grow in erect spikes in May. Each flower is white streaked with red or yellow, with long, yellow, protruding stamens. |
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Seedpods are 2", round and spiny. |
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Fall foliage is bright red-gold. |
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Grey bark can exfoliate to show orange-brown inner bark. |
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Facsimile of a horseshoe wherever a leaf has been. |
Photos: Judy Sedbrook
