Aesculus hippocastanum

Name:  Aesculus hippocastanum
Common Name:   common horse chestnut				Family:   Sapindaceae
x    Deciduous             Evergreen             Shrub            Ground Cover             Annual         Coniferous        x     Tree             Climber             Herbaceous             Perennial
Habit: spreading, rounded	Hard. Zone:   usda 3		Mature Size 25m tall by 20m spread					x
Leaf:  5-7  palmate,  with obovate leaflets, mid green					Fall/Winter Color: brown yellow in fall
Leaf Arr.    x    Opposite         Alternate         Whorled         Spiraled         Clustered         Basal
Flowers:  4-5 petaled, white with yellow or pink marks open in 30cm upright panicles						Infl. panicles followed by spiny fruit containing horse chestnuts in summer and early fall
Jan.     Feb.      March.      April.     ( May.      June.)      July.      August.      Sept.      Oct.      Nov.      Dec.  (flowering period)
Water Use High x    Low		Soil Rich  x   Lean     Well-drained x					Exposure Sun  x   Semi-shade  x   Shade
Landscape uses: specimen, parkland		Limitations:  canker, leaf blotch, japanese beetles, scale					Other Features: