Taxon

Aesculus × carnea 'Variegata'

 
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Aesculus × carnea 'Variegata' - variegated red horse-chestnut
Image: Ecker, Michael E. - The Dawes Arboretum
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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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