School of Horticulture
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Scientific Name: | Aesculus hippocastanum |
Pronunciation: | ESS-kew-lus hip-oh-kass-TAY-num |
Common Name: | common horse chestnut |
Family Name: | Sapindaceae |
Plant Type: | Tree - deciduous |
Key ID Features: | Leaf large, palmately compound with 5 obovate leaflets to 30 cm long; florets with 4 or 5 petals, white with pink markings, in 20 cm long panicles; fruit large spiny capsule, splits to release large, glossy brown seed. Winter ID: buds brown, opposite, large (2 cm) and sticky; leaf scar large, with 7 distinct bundle scars. |
Course(s): | AARB 1012, HORT 1155, Level 1 Apprenticeship, CLT Training |
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Propagation: | Seed, Grafting |
Pest Susceptibility: | Anthracnose, Fungal leaf spot, Heteroptera - true bugs, Leaf scorch, ( Deer resistant, Drought resistant ) |
Specific Pests: | Psyllids, leafhoppers., leaf blotch fungus, Guignardia aesculi, leaf scorch (xylem fungus involved) |
Location(s): (BCW) Boulevard (Circular) Westend : 287, 288, 289, 290 (BGR) Boulevard by Glover Road : 291, 292 (NRY) NuRserY : 567, 568, 569, 570, 571, 572, 573, 574, 575, 576, 577, 578, 579, 580, 587 (QRR) Quercus Robur Row planting : 135, 136 Location Map |