Chinese Horse-chestnut

Plant Characteristics
Habit		tree
Height:	⇕	90 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 90.
Width:	⇔	35 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 35.
Lifespan:	⌛	perennial
Poisonous:	☠	seeds slightly toxic
Bloom:	❀	early summer, mid summer, late summer

Scientific Names
Hippocastanaceae >	Aesculus >	chinensis >

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Read about Chinese Horse-chestnut in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Aesculus chinensis, Bunge. Tree, to 60 ft.: lfts. 5-7, short-stalked, oblong-obovate to oblong-oblanceolate, acuminate, cuneate at the base, glabrous beneath, except sparingly hairy on the veins, closely serrulate, 4-7 in. long: fls. less than 1/2in. long, white, in elongated cylindric panicles: fr. subglobose, slightly depressed at the apex, with thick walls: seeds 1 in. across or less with the hilum occupying about one-half of the seed. May, June. N. China.—Recently intro. by the Arnold Arboretum and probably hardy N. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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