Taxon

Aesculus × carnea 'Fort McNair'

 
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Aesculus × carnea 'Fort McNair' - Fort McNair red horse-chestnut
Image: Ecker, Michael E. - The Dawes Arboretum
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Common name: Fort McNair red horse-chestnut
Family: Hippocastanaceae (horse-chestnut family)
Distribution: hybrid: selection of Aesculus hippocastanum × A. pavia
Hardiness: USDA Zone 5
Life form: Deciduous tree
Comments: A deciduous flowering tree of medium size growing about 30' tall and nearly as wide with an upright rounded habit. Flowers on this selection are deep red with large 10"panicles. Leaves are dark green in summer turning reddish in the fall. Most years this tree is susceptible to a defoliating leaf blotch in mid to late summer.
Links: Chicago Botanic Garden

Locations

  • 1: AES: BO30 (BO30) • Accession: D1994-0046.003 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 2: AES: BP29 (BP29) • Accession: D1994-0046.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 3: PKW: AQ07 (AQ07) • Accession: D2015-0115.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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