Aesculus x carnea

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Aesculus × carnea
Red Horse Chestnut; Flowering Horse Chesnut

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DERIVATION

Aesculus	Lat. name for an oak with edible acorns, applied to this genus by Linnaeus.
carnea	- the colour of flesh

FAMILY

HABIT

Tree - clonal

GROWTH FORM

Upright

RANGE

Cultivated

LEAF TYPE

Deciduous

FLOWERS

Red

FRUIT

Brown

HARDINESS

USDA Zone 4 (Coldest zone where hardy)

SOIL

Moist, well-drained soils

SUN REQUIREMENTS

Sun

COMMON NAME(S)

Red Horse Chestnut | Flowering Horse Chesnut

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	FLOWERING: When Aesculus × carnea has been observed flowering at Denver Botanic Gardens

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