Taxon

Aesculus × carnea

 
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Aesculus × carnea - red horse-chestnut
Image: Ecker, Michael E. - The Dawes Arboretum
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Common name: red horse-chestnut
Family: Hippocastanaceae (horse-chestnut family)
Synonym: Aesculus × rubicunda
Distribution: hybrid: Aesculus hippocastanum × A. pavia
Hardiness: USDA Zone 5
Life form: Deciduous tree
Comments: A small, slow-growing tree of rounded habit, attaining a height and spread of 20' in cultivation. Red flowers are arranged in 6-8" tall panicles in May. Fruit is a shiny brown nut enclosed in a yellow-green, slightly prickly husk. Use as a specimen or shade tree.
Links: Flora Europaea • Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy) • ITIS, the Integrated Taxonomic Information System • USDA PLANTS Database - US Department of Agriculture

Locations

  • 1: DWD: AJ02 (AJ02) • Accession: D1926-0004.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 2: LKV: CB17 (CB17) • Accession: D1958-0006.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 3: PER: CD21 (CD21) • Accession: D1991-0270.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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