The Dawes Arboretum

Common name: Digitata common horse-chestnut

Family: Hippocastanaceae (horse-chestnut family)

Synonym: Aesculus hippocastanum 'Pumila'

Distribution: Species native to s.e. Europe

Hardiness: USDA Zone 4

Life form: Deciduous tree

Comments: Normally a large, upright, deciduous shade tree, this selection is unusual in that it is a dwarf. Flowering is reputed to be restricted, but if produced they are white terminal panicles in May. The leaflets are much smaller and more narrow than the species and where 5-7 leaflets are the norm, it produces 3-5. The texture overall is much finer.