Monday, 12 October 2015

Aesculus hippocastanum


  • Common Name - horse chestnut 
  • Botanical Name - Aesculus hippocastanum
  • Family - Sapindaceae
  • Bark - plated
  • Leaf - compound, palmate veins, ovate shape, acuminate apex, serrate margins
  • Flower - pannicle inflorescence, April - May  
  • Bud - opposite
  • Fruit - capsule
  • Habit - open, upright
  • Form - round
  • Size - 22 - 30 m
  • Culture - well drained soil, full sun

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