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Aesculus
× carnea
'Variegata'
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Image: Ecker, Michael E. - The Dawes Arboretum
Common name:
variegated 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 small, slow-growing, deciduous tree with rounded habit attaining a height and spread of 20' in cultivation. The main difference between this and the species is that the leaves have yellow margins. 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.
Locations
1:
AES: BM27
(BM27)
• Accession: D2010-0014.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
2:
AES: BN29
(BN29)
• Accession: D2010-0014.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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Individual