Common Name: Common Horsechestnut
Latin Name: Aesculus hippocastanum
Size: 50 (min) to 75 (max)
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Believe old specimen on corner of Howell Whitfield in Clifton. Loved by neighborhood children this time of year when they gather its beautiful chestnuts as treasures. I also gather a few to share with my clueless preschoolers in Mt. Healthy. They also love the look and feel of them...
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Common Horsechestnut
Aesculus hippocastanum
Origin: Greece and Albania
Maximum Height: 75 feet
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Aesculus hippocastanum
Origin: Greece and Albania
Maximum Height: 75 feet
Family: Hippocastanaceae
Genus: Aesculus
species: hippocastanum
Origin: Greece and Albania
Size: 50 (min) to 75 (max)
Size Description: Large Tree
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Characteristics:
Availability: | Limited Availability | ||
Sustainability: | Very Good | See other plants that are sustainable. | |
Deer Resistance: | Some Resistance | See plants that are deer resistant. | |
Full Sun Tolerance: | Performs Well | See other plants that like full sun. | |
Part Shade Tolerance: | Average Performance |
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Plant Images and Specimens
Large Tree
Location: Spring Grove
Age: Old
Photo Credit: R. Scott Beuerlein
Season: Summer
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Foliage and Flowers
Location: Spring Grove
Photo Credit: R. Scott Beuerlein
Season: Spring
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Flowers
Location: Spring Grove
Photo Credit: R. Scott Beuerlein
Season: Spring
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Flowers
Location: Spring Grove
Photo Credit: R. Scott Beuerlein
Season: Spring
Sticky Winter Bud
Location: 2362 Madison Rd., Cincinnati, Ohio
Age: Older Tree
Photo Credit: R. Scott Beuerlein
Season: Winter
Location: Erkenbrecher ave across from Zoo
Photo Credit: sfoltz
Location: Spring Grove Cemetery 4521 Spring Grove Ave Cincinnati OH 45232
Specimen: 574
Specimen: 574
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Large tree
Location: Spring Grove Cemetery
Age: Old
Photo Credit: R. Scott Beuerline
Season: May
Location: Luxembourg Gardens, Paris 13 Rue de M?dicis Paris
Specimen: 685
Specimen: 685
Pruned trees
Location: Luxembourg Gardens, Paris
Photo Credit: Melissa Benoit
Season: March
Location: Spring Grove Cemetery 4521 Spring Grove Ave Cincinnati OH 45232 [Latitude: 39.170899433333300 Longitude: -84.521333400000000] Specimen: 1416
Location: Spring Grove Cemetery 4521 Spring Grove Ave Cincinnati OH 45232 [Latitude: 39.174718650000000 Longitude: -84.526143300000000] Specimen: 1444
Location: Village of Moscow, Ohio Water St Moscow OH [Latitude: 38.855409333333300 Longitude: -84.231009983333300] Specimen: 2727
Location: Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens 3400 Vine Street Cincinnati OH 45220 [Latitude: 59.919329933333300 Longitude: 10.699887666666700] Specimen: 3159
Location: Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens 3400 Vine Street Cincinnati OH 45220 [Latitude: 59.919006916666700 Longitude: 10.694350250000000] Specimen: 3160
Location: Location Captured with GPS Device [Latitude: 59.911745333333300 Longitude: 10.726102333333300] Specimen: 3162
Location: Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens 3400 Vine Street Cincinnati OH 45220 [Latitude: 59.919053866666700 Longitude: 10.702283350000000] Specimen: 3165
Location: Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens 3400 Vine Street Cincinnati OH 45220 [Latitude: 59.916809716666700 Longitude: 10.691388316666700] Specimen: 3166
Location: Die Flora, der Botanische Garten Koln (Botanical Garden in Cologne, Germany) Amsterdamer Strasse 34 D- 50735 Koeln / Germany. Koeln NRW Germany - Deutschland [Latitude: 50.958675110000000 Longitude: 6.970643430000000] Specimen: 3786
Location: Die Flora, der Botanische Garten Koln (Botanical Garden in Cologne, Germany) Amsterdamer Strasse 34 D- 50735 Koeln / Germany. Koeln NRW Germany - Deutschland [Latitude: 50.958675110000000 Longitude: 6.970643430000000] Specimen: 3787
Location: Die Flora, der Botanische Garten Koln (Botanical Garden in Cologne, Germany) Amsterdamer Strasse 34 D- 50735 Koeln / Germany. Koeln NRW Germany - Deutschland [Latitude: 50.958887060000000 Longitude: 6.970401840000000] Specimen: 3788
Location: Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh Scotland [Latitude: 55.964856210000000 Longitude: -3.204173160000000] Specimen: 4094
Location: Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh Scotland [Latitude: 55.964856210000000 Longitude: -3.204173160000000] Specimen: 4132
Location: Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh Scotland [Latitude: 55.964260700000000 Longitude: -3.211132880000000] Specimen: 4212
Location: Jardin des Plantes, Paris, France 57 Rue Cuvier, 75005 Paris, France [Latitude: 48.844026560000000 Longitude: 2.356853600000000] Specimen: 4341
Location: Jardin des Plantes, Paris, France 57 Rue Cuvier, 75005 Paris, France [Latitude: 48.844339730000000 Longitude: 2.360491750000000] Specimen: 4384
Aesculus hippocostanum in Paris
Location: Paris France
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Season: Spring 2014
Aesculus hippocostanum in Paris
Location: Paris France
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Season: Spring 2014
Location: Jardin des Plantes, Paris, France 57 Rue Cuvier, 75005 Paris, France [Latitude: 48.844487780000000 Longitude: 2.361176580000000] Specimen: 4388
Aesculus hippocostanum on the street in Paris
Location: Paris, France
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Season: Spring 2014
Detail of Aesculus hippocostanum on the street in Paris
Location: Paris, France
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Season: Spring 2014
Detail of Aesculus hippocostanum on the street in Paris
Location: Paris, France
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Season: Spring 2014
Location: Jardin des Plantes, Paris, France 57 Rue Cuvier, 75005 Paris, France [Latitude: 48.844512450000000 Longitude: 2.361232580000000] Specimen: 4390
Location: Halifax Public Gardens, Nova Scotia, Canada Halifax Public Gardens Halifax Nova Scotia [Latitude: 44.643916690000000 Longitude: -63.582038720000000] Specimen: 4673
Location: Halifax Public Gardens, Nova Scotia, Canada Halifax Public Gardens Halifax Nova Scotia [Latitude: 44.643916690000000 Longitude: -63.582038720000000] Specimen: 4787

Location: ns public gardens
Flower detail
Location: Halifax, NS, Canada
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Season: Spring 2014
Flower detail
Location: Halifax, NS, Canada
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Season: Spring 2014
Flower detail
Location: Halifax, NS, Canada
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Season: Spring 2014
Flower cluster
Location: Halifax, NS, Canada
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Season: Spring 2014
in bloom
Location: Halifax, NS, Canada
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Season: Spring 2014
Location: Glasgow Botanic Garden, Scotland 730 Great Western Rd Glasgow, Glasgow City G12 0UE, United Kingdom [Latitude: 55.881896629720300 Longitude: -4.291808858253180] Specimen: 5231

Location: glasgow
Location: Glasgow Botanic Garden, Scotland 730 Great Western Rd Glasgow, Glasgow City G12 0UE, United Kingdom [Latitude: 55.879510884409500 Longitude: -4.290750183863400] Specimen: 5236

Location: glasgow
Location: Milan, Italy Milan [Latitude: 45.537548580000000 Longitude: 9.176993350000000] Specimen: 7312

Location: Milan, Italy Milan
Location: Dublin, Ireland [Latitude: 53.373961320000000 Longitude: -6.276416750000000] Specimen: 7958

Location: Dublin, Ireland
Location: Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam (Amsterdam Botanical Gardens) Plantage middenlaan 2a Amsterdam, Netherlands [Latitude: 52.358013670000000 Longitude: 4.868863390000000] Specimen: 8429

Vondelpark, late winter 2016
Location: Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam (Amsterdam Botanical Gardens) Plantage middenlaan 2a
Location: Belfast Botanic Gardens, Northern Ireland [Latitude: 54.581870290000000 Longitude: -5.933336800000000] Specimen: 8454

Location: Belfast Botanic Gardens, Northern Ireland
Location: Geneva, Switzerland [Latitude: 46.223720640000000 Longitude: 6.145087070000000] Specimen: 9050
Location: Christchurch Botanic Gardens Rolleston Ave Christchurch NONE New Zealand [Latitude: -43.530766200000000 Longitude: 172.625505430000000] Specimen: 9222

December 2016
Location: Christchurch Botanic Gardens Rolleston Ave
Location: Harrisburg, PA [Latitude: 40.262106110000000 Longitude: -76.882389920000000] Specimen: 10727

State Capitol building
Location: Harrisburg, PA

State Capitol building
Location: Harrisburg, PA

State Capitol building
Location: Harrisburg, PA
Location: Vienna, Austria [Latitude: 48.189896080000000 Longitude: 16.383097860000000] Specimen: 10803

August 2017
Location: Vienna, Austria

August 2017
Location: Vienna, Austria
Location: Vienna, Austria [Latitude: 48.204138010000000 Longitude: 16.378602690000000] Specimen: 10882

August 2017
Location: Vienna, Austria
Location: Vienna, Austria [Latitude: 48.204440290000000 Longitude: 16.378574410000000] Specimen: 10883

August 2017
Location: Vienna, Austria
Location: Halifax Public Gardens, Nova Scotia, Canada Halifax Public Gardens Halifax Nova Scotia [Latitude: 44.643831700000000 Longitude: -63.581730200000000] Specimen: 12010

August 2019
Location: Halifax Public Gardens, Nova Scotia, Canada Halifax Public Gardens
Location: Pioneer Park, Montgomery [Latitude: 39.251796900000000 Longitude: -84.354118500000000] Specimen: 12414

August 2020
Location: Pioneer Park, Montgomery