Wilson's Horse-chestnut

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Plant Characteristics
Lifespan: perennial
Poisonous: seeds slightly toxic
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Scientific Names

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Read about Wilson's Horse-chestnut in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Aesculus chinensis var. wilsonii (syn. Aesculus wilsonii, Rehd). Tree, to 80 ft.: lfts. 5-7, stalked, oblong-obovate to oblong-oblanceolate, acuminate, rounded or broadly cuneate at the base, densely grayish pubescent beneath while young, 4-9 in. long: fls. about 1/2in. long, the upper petals with a yellow spot, in cylindric panicles 6-12 in. long: fr. ovoid, somewhat pointed at the apex, with thin walls; seeds 1 1/2 in. across with the hilum occupying one-third or less of the seed. May, June. W. and Cent. China.—Recently intro. by the Arnold Arboretum, but proved tender in Mass.; probably hardy south of New York, and a tree highly to be recommended for its very large spikes of white fls.


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