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Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum
Horse-chestnut Hippocastanceae family
Leaves:Seven to nine leaflets arranged palmately compound. They are usually 4 to 15 inches long.
Twigs: Buds are very large and tend to be very sticky and shiny.
Fruit: Sept-Oct. Fruits are round and have strong, thorny husks.
Flower: Flowers are white, flecked with red, and grow in long racemes. They flower in May.
Bark:Bark is somewhat scaly.
Form/Habitat: This tree is usually planted, as it is an imported species. When looking at the form, notice the descending branches turning up at the ends.
Winter Identification: A typical horsechestnut tree has descending branches that turn up at the ends, in other words the branches appear to droop.
NWI Status:Upland
Text By:
Morgan Jenkins for
CES301.
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