Aesculus × carnea 'Fort McNair'

Object Details

Description
This is a slightly smaller, rounder cultivar of the red horsechestnut that is considered to be more resistant to leaf blight. It has showy, 6-8" long panicles of red-pink flowers in the spring.
Hardiness
-30 - 10 F
Attracts
Birds w/ seed & nectar
Bloom Time
Early May
Parentage
Aesculus hippocastanum x Aesculus pavia
Provenance
From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
Range
Cultivated
Topic
Trees
Living Collections
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Smithsonian Gardens Tree Collection
On Display
National Museum of Natural History
Data Source
Smithsonian Gardens
Accession Number
2012-1455A
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Common Name
Flowering Horse Chestnut
Red Horse Chestnut
Group
[vascular plants]
Class
Equisetopsida
Subclass
Magnoliidae
Superorder
Rosanae
Order
Sapindales
Family
Sapindaceae
Genus
Aesculus
Species
× carnea
Life Form
Deciduous tree
Bark Characteristics
Rough, brown
Fall Color
Yellow
Foliage Characteristics
Light green in spring, dark green by summer; leaves are compound, palmate, and composed of 5-7 leaflets
Fruit Characteristics
Brown
Structure
Round to broad-rounded
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax70567cfd9-d3a7-4979-ad78-d45b9194d38c
Record ID
ofeo-sg_2012-1455A
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Photographed by: Hannele Lahti
Photographed by: Hannele Lahti
Photographed by: Hannele Lahti
Photographed by: Hannele Lahti
Photographed by: Hannele Lahti
Photographed by: Hannele Lahti
Photographed by: Hannele Lahti
Photographed by: Hannele Lahti
Photographed by: Hannele Lahti
Photographed by: Hannele Lahti
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