Red Horsechestnut (Aesculus carnea)
The Red Horsechestnut is a strong, broad tree with an arched crown which grows to heights of 20m. Bright red blossom in May. Yellow or brown autumn colouring. Rarely fruiting. Slightly spiny capsule with a brown nut.
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Erscheinungsbild
The Red Horsechestnut is a strong, broad tree with an arched crown which grows to heights of 20m. Bright red blossom in May. Yellow or brown autumn colouring. Rarely fruiting. Slightly spiny capsule with a brown nut.
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Blätter
Short-stalked, pinnate, oblong-wedge-shaped leaves, decussate, with pointed tip, double serrated edge and wedge-shaped base. Leaves are glossy dark green above, pale green below. 10-30cm long and 10-35cm wide, leaf stem 15-25cm long. Yellow or red-brown autumn colouring.
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Blatt Oberseite
Short-stalked, pinnate, oblong-wedge-shaped leaves, decussate, with pointed tip, double serrated edge and wedge-shaped base. Leaves are glossy dark green above, pale green below. 10-30cm long and 10-35cm wide, leaf stem 15-25cm long. Yellow or red-brown autumn colouring.
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Blatt Unterseite
Short-stalked, pinnate, oblong-wedge-shaped leaves, decussate, with pointed tip, double serrated edge and wedge-shaped base. Leaves are glossy dark green above, pale green below. 10-30cm long and 10-35cm wide, leaf stem 15-25cm long. Yellow or red-brown autumn colouring.
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Blüten
Flowering period V-VI. Bright red, short-belled tubular blossoms with distinctive throat marking and 4-5 petals per blossom, glandular and hirsute at the edge. Panicles are 15-20cm long and of particular ornamental value. The stamen is clearly visible and curved slightly upwards. The Red Horse Chestnut flowers after 10 years.
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Früchte
Green, slightly spiny round capsule, 4cm wide, which breaks open. Rarely fruiting, with brown nut.
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Rinde
Dark green bark, grey when older, smooth with shallow furrows or only peeling on one side, very attractive. Branches are pale grey, sometimes grey, chocolate brown in the second year and with round cross-section.
Anwendung
Flowering tree, inner courtyards, solitary tree, bee pastures, parks, street / avenue tree
Heimatgebiete
Europe
Standortparameter
Light: sunny to off-sun; soil type: sandy-loamy to loamy-clayey; nutrient concentration: normal to high; pH value of the soil: slightly acid to alkaline; soil: fresh to moist.
Ansprüche
Fume-hardy, tolerates urban climates, intolerant of soil compaction; tolerates temporary dryness. Light: sun to off-sun.
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15 - 20m high, 8-12m in diameter
Blätter
Short-stalked, pinnate, oblong-wedge-shaped leaves, decussate, with pointed tip, double serrated edge and wedge-shaped base. Leaves are glossy dark green above, pale green below. 10-30cm long and 10-35cm wide, leaf stem 15-25cm long. Yellow or red-brown autumn colouring.
Blüten
Flowering period V-VI. Bright red, short-belled tubular blossoms with distinctive throat marking and 4-5 petals per blossom, glandular and hirsute at the edge. Panicles are 15-20cm long and of particular ornamental value. The stamen is clearly visible and curved slightly upwards. The Red Horse Chestnut flowers after 10 years.
Früchte
Green, slightly spiny round capsule, 4cm wide, which breaks open. Rarely fruiting, with brown nut.
Rinde
Dark green bark, grey when older, smooth with shallow furrows or only peeling on one side, very attractive. Branches are pale grey, sometimes grey, chocolate brown in the second year and with round cross-section.
Wurzel
Heart-rooting, deep-rooting; forms a dense network of roots, large proportion of fine roots.