Aesculus hippocastanum 'Baumannii'
Horse Chestnut




Has large, dark-green, fan-shaped leaves and giant double white flower candles in mid-spring. Has a taller and narrower growth habit and flowers later and for longer than Aesculus hippocastanum. The flowers are mostly sterile, so will not produce much fruit. Any nuts that are produced in autumn are toxic to humans and animals. Once established, it is difficult to transplant due to its taproot. Great as a shade and paddock tree. Yellow autumn leaves. Prefers moist, well-drained soils, and will not tolerate dry soils well.
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Taxonomy and Etymology
Family: Sapindaceae, soapberry family, a family of flowering plants.
Genus: Aesculus, aesculus (Latin, noun), meaning 'a kind of oak bearing edible acorns'. Commonly known as buckeye and horse chestnut, a genus of various flowering trees and shrubs.
Species: Aesculus hippocastanum, hippocastanum lit., horse chestnut, derived from the Greek noun ἵππος (híppos, 'horse') and Latin adjective castanea (chestnut tree, chestnut).
Cultivar: Aesculus hippocastanum 'Baumannii'
Common Name: Horse Chestnut
Description and Features
Description: Has large, dark-green, fan-shaped leaves and giant double white flower candles in mid-spring. Has a taller and narrower growth habit and flowers later and for longer than Aesculus hippocastanum. The flowers are mostly sterile, so will not produce much fruit. Any nuts that are produced in autumn are toxic to humans and animals. Once established, it is difficult to transplant due to its taproot. Great as a shade and paddock tree. Yellow autumn leaves. Prefers moist, well-drained soils, and will not tolerate dry soils well.
Height: 6m
Width: 4m
Uses: Paddocks, Shade, Attracts bees
Tolerates: Windy, Light frosts
Soil Type: Clay soils, Sandy soils
Sun and Shade: Full sun, Part shade
Winter Foliage: Deciduous
Origin: Exotic
Types: Toxic to animals
Foliage:
Summer: Green
Autumn: Yellow
Winter: None
Spring: Green
Flowers:
Summer: None
Autumn: None
Winter: None
Spring: White
References
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aesculus_hippocastanum
https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Aesculus_hippocastanum
https://treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/aesculus/aesculus-hippocastanum/
https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=28721
https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/585/i-aesculus-hippocastanum-i/details
https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=281047
https://www.vdberk.co.uk/trees/aesculus-hippocastanum/
https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/aesculus-hippocastanum/
https://landscapeplants.oregonstate.edu/plants/aesculus-hippocastanum
https://selectree.calpoly.edu/tree-detail/138
https://www.ebben.nl/en/treeebb/aehippoc-aesculus-hippocastanum
https://www.gardenia.net/plant/aesculus-hippocastanum
https://temperate.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Aesculus+hippocastanum
https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/91606/i-aesculus-hippocastanum-i-baumannii-(d)/details
https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=243485
https://www.vdberk.co.uk/trees/aesculus-hippocastanum-baumannii/
https://landscapeplants.oregonstate.edu/plants/aesculus-hippocastanum-baumannii
https://selectree.calpoly.edu/tree-detail/139
https://www.ebben.nl/en/treeebb/aehbauma-aesculus-hippocastanum-baumannii