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Horse chestnut

Horse chestnut

Aesculus hippocastanum

  • Height: up to 25 m
  • Trunk: gray-brown to red-brown bark, flat, striped
  • Leaves: palmate, consisting of 5-7 individual leaves, up to 25 cm long
  • Buds: fawn-brown, up to 3 cm long, very sticky
  • Flowers: conspicuous, large, upright flowers in May/June
  • Fruits/seeds: green, spherical fruits with spines, shiny chestnut seed
  • Other: common urban tree

 

 Ross Kastanie Wolfgang Schödel Endknospe
Horse chestnut - Endknospe
Photo: Wolfgang Schödel

Rosskastanie Blatt Janina Deutschmann
Horse chestnut - leaves
Photo: Janina Deutschmann

Rosskastanie ganzer Baum Janina Deutschmann 2
Horse chestnut - whole tree
Photo: Janina Deutschmann