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horsechestnut
Aesculus hippocastanum


  Not Native

Dimensions
Height: 50.0 ft. to 80.0 ft.
Spread: 20.0 ft. to 80.0 ft.
Growth Form
Tree
Program Association
Approved Street Trees
Wildlife Uses
Hummingbirds, Pollinators/ Invertebrates
Sun Requirements
Full Sun, Part Sun
Water Requirements
Moderate
Season of Bloom
May
Flower Color
Red Shades, White Shades, Yellow Shades
Leaf Color
Green Shades
Aggressiveness
No City Data
Design Considerations
Shade Tree, Showy Flowers
Other Considerations
Rabbit Tolerant
Duration
Perennial
Soil Type
Well Drained
Pests/Disease Prone
Yes
Hazards/Toxic
No City Data.

Notes

Large highly ornamental shade tree with dense canopy and white flowers. Not salt tolerant and leaves and trunk burn when on exposed sites. Should be reserved for park and wide parkway plantings on protected sites with better soil. Susceptible to leaf scorch in drought conditions. Selections are not reliably cold hardy.