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Aesculus hippocastanum, the horse chestnut, [1] [2] [3] is a species of flowering plant in the maple, soapberry and lychee family Sapindaceae. It is a large, deciduous, synoecious (hermaphroditic-flowered) tree. [4] It is also called horse-chestnut, [5] European horsechestnut, [6] buckeye, [7] and conker tree. [8]
Aesculus hippocastanum: Scientific classification; Kingdom: ... Hippocastanoideae is a subfamily of flowering plants in the soapberry family Sapindaceae. [1 ...
The most familiar member of the genus worldwide is the common horse chestnut, Aesculus hippocastanum. The yellow buckeye, Aesculus flava (syn. A. octandra), is also a valuable ornamental tree with yellow flowers, but is less widely planted. Among the smaller species is the bottlebrush buckeye, Aesculus parviflora, a flowering shrub
Aesculus × carnea, or red horse-chestnut, [1] is a medium-sized tree, an artificial hybrid between A. pavia (red buckeye) and A. hippocastanum (horse-chestnut). Its origin uncertain, probably appearing in Germany before 1820. It is a popular tree in large gardens and parks; and is even present in Hyde Park, London. [2]
Aesculus indica is an attractive tree growing to 9–12 m (30–40 ft) with a spread of about 11–15 m (35–50 ft). It is hardy to −18 °C (0 °F), USDA zones 7–9. [4] It is in flower from June to July, and the seeds ripen in October.
Bleeding canker of horse chestnut is a common canker of horse chestnut trees (Aesculus hippocastanum, also known as conker trees) that is known to be caused by infection with several different pathogens.