Aesculus hippocastanum L. (Horse-chestnut)

German: Gemeine Rosskastanie

Czech: jírovec maďal

Genus: Aesculus, buckeye

Family: Sapindaceae, Soapberry family

Mature Height: 25.00 m

Deciduous: deciduous plant

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Soil Preferred:: humic, clay, nutritive,

Light Required::

Other Attributes: deciduous tree, round form, opposite leaves, 5 - 7-foliate leaves, type of inflorescence - panicle, fruit - capsule, alley tree, solitaire, decorative fruits,

Milos Vymazal, EN: Synonyms: Aesculus asplenifolia, Aesculus castanea, Aesculus hippocastanum f. beaumanii, Aesculus hippocastanum f. pendula, Aesculus hippocastanum var. argenteovariegata, Aesculus hippocastanum var. aureovariegata, Aesculus hippocastanum var. beaumanii, Aesculus hippocastanum var. flore-pleno, Aesculus hippocastanum var. incisa, Aesculus hippocastanum var. pendula, Aesculus hippocastanum var. variegata, Aesculus memmingeri, Aesculus procera, Aesculus septenata, Hippocastanum aesculus, Hippocastanum vulgare, Pawia hippocastanum Other names: Horse Chestnutm, European horsechestnut, Buckeye, Conker Tree Family: Sapindaceae Flower Colour: white, Bloom in: May, Type of flowering: other flowers, Aesculus hippocastanum is a large tree, growing to about 39 metres (128 ft) tall[13]: 371 with a domed crown of stout branches; on old trees the outer branches are often pendulous with curled-up tips. The leaves are opposite and palmately compound, with 5–7 leaflets; each leaflet is 13–30 cm (5–12 in) long, making the whole leaf up to 60 cm (24 in) across, with a 7–20 cm (3–8 in) petiole. The leaf scars left on twigs after the leaves have fallen have a distinctive horseshoe shape, complete with seven nails. The flowers are usually white with a yellow to pink blotch at the base of the petals;[13] they are produced in spring in erect panicles 10–30 cm (4–12 in) tall with about 20–50 flowers on each panicle. Its pollens are not poisonous for honey bees.[14] Usually only 1–5 fruits develop on each panicle; the shell is a green, spiky capsule containing one (rarely two or three) nut-like seeds called conkers or horse-chestnuts. Each conker is 2–4 cm (3⁄4–1+1⁄2 in) in diameter, glossy nut-brown with a whitish scar at the base. [Wikipedia]

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