Aesculus turbinata
Japanese Horse Chestnut







Huge, fan-shaped leaves. Large, red-spotted, white flower panicles in late-spring. Glossy-brown nuts in autumn are toxic to humans and animals. Great as a large shade tree. Yellow autumn leaves.
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Taxonomy and Etymology
Family: Sapindaceae, soapberry family, a family of flowering trees, lianas, and herbaceous plants that occur in many temperate and tropical regions.
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 turbinata, turbīnāta (Latin, adjective), meaning 'cone-shaped, conical', in reference to this species' fruit that are broadly pear-shaped. The fruit are wide near the top and taper to a short stalk.
Common Name: Japanese Horse Chestnut
Description and Features
Description: Huge, fan-shaped leaves. Large, red-spotted, white flower panicles in late-spring. Glossy-brown nuts in autumn are toxic to humans and animals. Great as a large shade tree. Yellow autumn leaves.
Height: 7m
Width: 5m
Uses: Paddocks, Shade, Attracts bees
Tolerates: 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: Red, White
References
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aesculus_turbinata
https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Aesculus_turbinata
https://treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/aesculus/aesculus-turbinata/
https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=506070
https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/590/i-aesculus-turbinata-i/details
https://www.vdberk.co.uk/trees/aesculus-turbinata/
https://temperate.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Aesculus+turbinata