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Common Horsechestnut
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Common Name: Common Horsechestnut
Scientific Name: Aesculus hippocastanum
Location: Spalding Circle
Size: 1.5 inches at breast height
Native to: The Balkans
This tree typically grows to: 50 to75 feet tall, 40 to 65 feet wide
This tree prefers these conditions: Full sun to part shade, well-drained soils
Special about this tree:
- Showy, 10-inch, white upright flowers in May to June
- Dark palmately compound leaves, usually with seven leaflets
- Upswept twigs noticeable in winter.
- Spiny fruit encloses shiny brown nut
- Nice shade tree, but consider falling fruit, sometimes called “conkers.”
